Two women have been jailed for the manslaughter of a pensioner in Londonderry who died nine months after he was assaulted in 2018.
Rhona Mary Gracey, 36, and Sharon Mary Faustina Harland, 47, had previously pleaded guilty to the pensioner's manslaughter
Daniel Guyler, 75, who was found lying in the street in Londonderry in July 2018 did not regain consciousness and died in hospital in May 2019.Sharon Mary Faustina Harland, 47, of Bridge Street in Derry, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years."The assault which took Mr Guyler's life was an assault on a frail, elderly man who had been drinking for some time with the defendants," Justice O'Hara said.
Mr Justice O'Hara said that whilst it was impossible to determine how the injuries on Mr Guyler were inflicted, the guilty pleas entered by both women reflected their involvement. Reacting to the sentences handed down on Monday, Det Insp Claire McGarvey said this "was a vicious, unprovoked assault on Daniel Guyler, an elderly man who was brutally beaten and robbed of his wallet".
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