BREAKING: Controlling thug who murdered girlfriend after she questioned him about seeing other women faces life sentence
A controlling thug who murdered his girlfriend after she questioned him about seeing other women faces a life sentence. Kevin Mannion, 45, stabbed Elinor O'Brien in the groin in a 'rageful and violent attack' after the pair rowed in his city centre apartment.
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He is due to be sentenced on Thursday. March 9. Jurors deliberated for about a day before returning their verdicts after a three week trial. At the time of her death, Elinor's friends paid tribute to her.
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