Man handed two life sentences for Sligo murders

October 23, 2023

Double murderer Yousef Palani has been jailed for life for the murder of two men in Sligo in 2022.

Palani, of Markievicz Heights in Sligo, pleaded guilty to the murder of Aidan Moffitt (42) at Cartron Heights in Sligo on 10 April 2022 and of Michael Snee (58) at City View, Connaughton Road, Sligo, two days later on 12 April 2022.

Palani was handed two life sentences today at the Central Criminal Courts. He was also given a 20-year sentence for the assault of Anthony Burke who survived a stabbing attack but lost sight in one eye.

The court heard that Palani was motivated by his hatred of gay men.

Read more at: https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1023/1412415-yousef-palani/

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