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Jan 14, 2020 · Michael McCourt have vowed to fight the release of Ian Simms, although they've been told they have only a few weeks before he'll be let out. Helen McCourt’s family were told the decision to...
Jan 26, 2021 · Her body was never found, but overwhelming evidence including pioneering DNA testing led to local pub landlord Ian Simms being convicted of her murder and sentenced to life.
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Aug 2, 2023 · McCourt, of McGartland Terrace, Dromore, Co Tyrone, is charged with murdering Heagney on a date between December 31, 2021 and January 6, 2022.
Jan 9, 2020 · The family of Helen McCourt, who was murdered in 1988, have told Sky News they are pursuing a judicial review to try and overturn a decision to release her killer from prison. Helen's brother Michael confirmed to Sky News that they intend to fight the Parole Board's decision to release Ian Simms who was convicted of her murder.
Nov 8, 2023 · Marie McCourt, the mother of 22-year-old Helen McCourt, who was killed after vanishing near their home in St Helens, Merseyside, in 1988, was made an MBE for services to the families of murdered...
Jun 28, 2022 · Her daughter Helen, 22, was abducted and murdered in 1988, disappearing on her way home from work. Despite been found guilty on DNA evidence the following year and sentenced to life in prison ...
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Jan 26, 2021 · When 22-year-old Helen McCourt disappeared heading home from work on February 9, 1988, her mum Marie’s lifelong quest for answers started. Local pub landlord Ian Simms was convicted of Helen’s...
