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POLICE investigating the murder of Scott Gilhooly described it as a "cowardly, vicious and brutal attack".

POLICE investigating the murder of Scott Gilhooly described it as a "cowardly, vicious and brutal attack". The pub landlord, 44, was stabbed to death in a flat above Braintrees Swiss Bell pub, which he ran, on May 17 last year. Killer Lawrence Bourke, 24, had been renting a spare room in the flat for about 12 months when he carried out the sickening attack. A post-mortem examination found Scott had died from stab wounds to his chest and neck. Bourke, of Lister Road, Braintree, was jai...

POLICE investigating the murder of Scott Gilhooly described it as a "cowardly, vicious and brutal attack". The pub landlord, 44, was stabbed to death in a flat above Braintrees Swiss Bell pub, which he ran, on May 17 last year. Killer Lawrence Bourke, 24, had been renting a spare room in the flat for about 12 months when he carried out the sickening attack. A post-mortem examination found Scott had died from stab wounds to his chest and neck. Bourke, of Lister Road, Braintree, was jai...

POLICE investigating the murder of Scott Gilhooly described it as a "cowardly, vicious and brutal attack". The pub landlord, 44, was stabbed to death in a flat above Braintrees Swiss Bell pub, which he ran, on May 17 last year. Killer Lawrence Bourke, 24, had been renting a spare room in the flat for about 12 months when he carried out the sickening attack. A post-mortem examination found Scott had died from stab wounds to his chest and neck. Bourke, of Lister Road, Braintree, was jai...

POLICE investigating the murder of Scott Gilhooly described it as a "cowardly, vicious and brutal attack". The pub landlord, 44, was stabbed to death in a flat above Braintrees Swiss Bell pub, which he ran, on May 17 last year. Killer Lawrence Bourke, 24, had been renting a spare room in the flat for about 12 months when he carried out the sickening attack. A post-mortem examination found Scott had died from stab wounds to his chest and neck. Bourke, of Lister Road, Braintree, was jai...

Braintree pub landlord Scott Gilhooly was murdered by crazed drunk Lawrence Bourke, a court has heard.

A WARPED killer who murdered a popular pub landlord in a horrifying attack has been jailed for life.

Braintree pub landlord Scott Gilhooly was murdered by crazed drunk Lawrence Bourke, a court has heard.

A WARPED killer who murdered a popular pub landlord in a horrifying attack has been jailed for life. Crazed drunk Lawrence Bourke decapitated Scott Gilhooly with an axe before mutilating his body in his own flat at the Swiss Bell pub in Mountbatten Road, Braintree. After his arrest, the 24-year-old made jokes to the police before starting to laugh. Mr Gilhooly, 44, had taken in Bourke and was allowing him to live in the flat with him above the pub. Bourke had a history of heavy drinki...

Braintree pub landlord Scott Gilhooly was murdered by crazed drunk Lawrence Bourke, a court has heard.