'GRUESOME' DOUBLE KILLER IN APPEAL BID; Pals' murders 'among worst in 40 years'.Byline: ALAN ERWIN (Entity Relationship for WINdows) A data modeling program for Windows from Computer Associates. It allows the database schemas to be built graphically and turns the graphs into the appropriate SQL code for creating PowerBuilder, DB2, Oracle, Sybase and other databases. A MAN sentenced to at least 30 years for the horrific double murder of two teenage pals is to appeal his conviction. Steven Leslie Steven Leslie (born November 51987) is an English professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. He is predominantly a left-sided midfielder and wears the number 18 shirt for the club. Brown, 28, was imprisoned for the horrific killings of David McIlwaine, 18, and 19-yearold Andrew Robb nine years ago. Their badly-mutilated bodies were discovered on an isolated country road near Tandragee, Co Armagh, in February 2000. They had been stabbed repeatedly in the stomach and had their throats cut. A judge who sentenced Brown - also known as Steven Revels - described the murders as "among the most gruesome of the past 40 years in Northern Ireland". Brown, formerly of Castle Place, Castlecaulfied, Co Tyrone, was found guilty in March based on evidence supplied by Mark Burcombe, who was present when the teenagers were killed. Burcombe, from Ballynahinch Road in Lisburn, Co Antrim, was initially charged with the murders but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after agreeing to testify against Brown. The trial heard the victims were drinking with Brown, Burcombe and another man, Noel Dillon, who has since killed himself. Andrew is alleged to have made derogatory remarks about UVF UVF Ulster Volunteer Force UVF St Lucia, Saint Lucia - Hewanorra (Airport Code) commander Richard Jameson, who had been gunned down by the rival LVF LVF Loyalist Volunteer Force LVF Left Ventricular Function LVF Left Ventricular Failure LVF Linear Variable Filter LVF Libertarian Victory Fund (political fundraising group) LVF Lavatory Vent Fan LVF Line Voltage Fluctuation two weeks previously. According to the prosecution Brown took exception to the comments, and drove the group to a remote area where the friends - who had no paramilitary connections - were murdered. Burcombe claimed in evidence that he saw the killer repeatedly knife David McIlwaine as he lay on the ground. He said that Brown later threatened to cut his throat if he told anyone. Lawyers for Brown confirmed in the Court of Appeal yesterday they were seeking transcripts from the case as part of a planned challenge to the conviction. The case was adjourned until November when a date for hearing the appeal application will be set. 18 AGE OF DAVID McILWAINE WHEN HE WAS KILLED, HIS FRIEND ANDREW ROBB WAS 19 30 YEAR SENTENCE HANDED DOWN TO STEVEN BROWN IN APRIL April: see month. FOR THEIR MURDERS CAPTION(S): HORROR Murder scene in 2000 VICTIM Andrew Robb VICTIM David McIlwaine |
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