The Catfish! Man who caused girl (12) to take her own life to be sentenced
Good morning. Today will see 26-year-old Co Armagh man, Alexander McCartney, sentenced at Belfast Crown Court for a litany of appalling crimes. Dubbed the UK’s biggest ever catfish case, the former computer student from Lissummon, will remain locked up – but for how long? He has also been convicted of the manslaughter of 12-year-old, Cimarron Thomas, from West Virginia in the US. The schoolgirl took her own life with her father's handgun, rather than comply with his depraved demands. Tragically her heartbroken father Ben Thomas died by suicide 18 months after his daughter.
Scott will be at Belfast Crown Court for Armagh I this afternoon. The sentencing hearing will commence after lunch to allow for McCartney’s other victims, from around the world, to attend via sightlink. We’ll have full coverage from that.
Elsewhere, two other depraved individuals were convicted/sentenced for their roles in killing defenceless young children. A truly shocking week in the courts system – and that takes some doing!
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