Man jailed for killing 86-year-old Irish man in London
First reported 1 Oct, 18:46 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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A prolific burglar who headbutted and killed an 86-year-old Irish man as he tried to protect his 91-year-old wife has been jailed for 18 years.
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John Burke (91) suffered bleeding on the brain and broken nose in London attack
A prolific burglar who headbutted and killed an 86-year-old Irish man as he tried to protect his 91-year-old wife has been jailed for 18 years.
Ashley Malcolm was sentenced to 18 years in prison with a further five on extended licence for the manslaughter of John Burke, who died the day after he was attacked in Hackney, east London.
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- Man jailed for killing 86-year-old Irish man in London (opens RTÉ News in a new tab)
A prolific burglar who headbutted and killed an 86-year-old Irish man as he tried to protect his 91-year-old wife has been jailed for 18 years.
- Prolific burglar jailed for killing elderly Irish man who was protecting wife (opens The Irish Times in a new tab)
John Burke (91) suffered bleeding on the brain and broken nose in London attack
- Vile burglar killed pensioner, 86, as he 'protected his wife with everything he had left' (opens GB News in a new tab)
A burglar who killed an 86-year-old pensioner as he protected his 91-year-old wife has been jailed. Ashley Malcolm, 40, attacked John Burke as he illegally entered the couple's flat in Hackney, east London on September 29 last year. The prolific burglar admitted manslaughter and a string of other offences and has now…
- Burglar who headbutted and killed frail pensioner, 86, as he tried to protect his wife during nighttime raid is jailed for 18 years (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
Ashley Malcolm was sentenced to 18 years in prison with a further five on extended licence for the manslaughter of John Burke, who died the day after he was attacked in Hackney, east London.
