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23 year old given two life sentences for Sligo murders

Oct 23, 2023 16:48 By Shannonside News
23 year old given two life sentences for Sligo murders
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At the sentencing, the court heard he targeted gay men using a LGBT dating app.

A 23-year-old man who murdered two men in Sligo last year has been given two life sentences.

Yousef Palani, of Markievicz Heights in Sligo, was also handed a 20-year sentence.

He murdered Aidan Moffat and Michael Snee, and seriously assaulted Anthony Burke in April 2022.

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At the sentencing, the court heard he targeted gay men using a LGBT dating app, and he was motivated by hostility and prejudice towards homosexual men.

Outside court, Emma Fitzpatrick, who is a relative of Michael Snee, said their family has been left heartbroken:

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