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Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years

Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years

Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years
25 October 2024

A man from Northern Ireland has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years in jail for the extreme online sexual abuse of children and the manslaughter of a 12-year-old girl, who was one of his victims.

Alexander McCartney from County Armagh admitted 185 charges - including more than 50 blackmail offences.

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