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Family’s agony as killer up for parole Campaign for longer minimum sentences THE PARENTS of a young woman who was killed by her former partner in 2007 are leading a campaign for a change in the law that would make convicted murderers serve a minimum of 25 years in jail. Paidi and MichÊal Campbell – mother and father of Ciara Campbell, who was just 22 years old shen she died – were spurred into action after ¿QGLQJ RXW WKDW WKHLU GDXJKWHUœV killer, Gordon Molloy, was automatically up for parole after just seven years. Even though he was unsuccessful in his application, they want a change to ensure that such killers have no chance whatsoever of release until they have served a much longer time behind bars. Paidi pointed out last week that the killer took maybe 60
\HDUV IURP KHU GDXJKWHUÂśV OLIH since the current life expectancy of a woman is 82. ‘She got a death sentence. He got a life sentence, but he was up for parole in seven years. Anybody who pre-plans to murder somebody, and then does it, should get a minimum sentence. The only thing that needs to be hashed out in my PLQG LV ZKDW WKH PLQLPXP WDULŕľľ VKRXOG EH Âś She also said that she fears Molloy will kill again if or when he ever is released. He had previously threatened to kill Ciara before then actually doing so following a drinking session some weeks after she ended their relationship. The shocking murder took place at Ardmore Gardens in Carlow in November 2007. Molloy was convicted and
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