All you need to know as four jailed after nan shot dead in home

All you need to know as four jailed after nan shot dead in home

James Byrne, Simon Allen and David Harrison were found guilty of the murder of Jackie Rutter while Barrie Glynn was convicted of manslaughter

All you need to know as four jailed after nan shot dead in home

• Jackie Rutter, 53, was shot dead at her home in Moreton in October 2022, after answering her front door. She was a mum of six and grandmother of five, and had no involvement in the drug operation linked to the crime.

• The killing was a targeted revenge attack connected to drug dealing, after Ms Rutter’s sons took a mobile phone used by the “JJ Line” drugs operation run by James Byrne and Preston Connolly.

• James Byrne, Simon Allen and David Harrison were convicted of murder and jailed for life, while Barrie Glynn was convicted of manslaughter for acting as the getaway driver.

• Byrne and Connolly carried out the shooting, arriving in a stolen car; Connolly later fled to Turkey and did not stand trial. Allen helped by carrying out reconnaissance and burning the getaway car, while Harrison’s home was used as a base.

• The judge handed severe sentences to the defendants. Byrne must serve at least 40 years, Allen 28 years, Harrison 26 years, and Glynn received a 30-year sentence with two-thirds to be served in custody.

• The judge described the murder as carefully planned and driven by revenge, stressing Jackie Rutter was an innocent victim caught up in extreme violence linked to the drugs trade.

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