Three men found guilty of Ian Ogle murder

The three men have each been given a life sentence, with a tariff to be fixed early next year.

Two men had previously admitted killing Mr Ogle.

Jonathan Brown, 39, from Whinney Hill in Dundonald and 45-year-old Mark Sewell of Glenmount Drive in Newtownabbey, were handed life sentences earlier in 2024.

Summarising the case, the judge Mr Justice McFarland said according to a police camera which recorded the incident, it was a 30 second attack involving five men.

He also relayed evidence from a local pastor who prayed with Mr Ogle before the attack after the victim said “they were on their way”.

The pastor added the men arrived with scarves over their faces and attacked with such ferocity they were like a “pack of hyenas”.

Mr Ogle’s cause of death was noted as a stab wound to the chest.

The state pathologist also recorded 37 bruise sites, and a fractured skull from a fall to the a hard surface.

Delivering his verdict, Mr Justice McFarland said this was a “classic joint enterprise case” and not a case of a “crime gone wrong”.

When considering the evidence, Mr Justice McFarland noted an ongoing feud in the area between two factions.

He pointed to a number of factors when making his verdict.