MAN JAILED FOR MURDERING PENSIONER IN MANOR HOUSE - BBC NEWS
A mugger who murdered an 87-year-old man as he walked home with his shopping has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years.
The Old Bailey heard how Peter Augustine, 59, lost his temper during an attempt to take John Mackey's bag outside a Co-op store in Manor House, north London, on 6 May.
Mr Mackey, who lived in Finsbury Park but was originally from Ireland, died in hospital two days after being attacked, in which he was kicked, punched and stamped on.
Sentencing Augustine to life with a minimum term of 23 years, Mrs Justice Whitehouse said he had killed a "gentle, innocent" man "for a box of cornflakes, a pint of milk and a saveloy sausage".
She added: "I have no doubt that if this defendant was genuinely starving and had asked Mr Mackey for help, this kind, generous gentleman would have assisted him." Mr Mackey had lived in north London for 70 years and was well known locally for his trademark trilby hat, his close family relationships and his love of Arsenal FC.
On the day of the attack, he had picked up some shopping from the supermarket and was walking home.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Africa
Continent
from Nigeria
- based on surname
56.1%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
21.4%
Surname region
Africa
Nigeria
56.1%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
ital two days after being attacked, in which he was kicked, punched and stamped on. Sentencing Augustine to life with a minimum term of 23 years, Mrs Justice Whitehouse said he had killed a "gentle, innocent" man "for a box of cornflakes...
Prison sentence
23 years
A mugger who murdered an 87-year-old man as he walked home with his shopping has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years
Life or indeterminate sentence
23 years
Sentencing Augustine to life with a minimum term of 23 years, Mrs Justice Whitehouse said he had killed a "gentle, innocent" man "for a box of cornflakes, a pint of milk and a saveloy sausage"
