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Three men jailed for life after man, 60, shot dead through living room window in County Durham
The attack was premeditated and linked to a £380 drug debt; three men received life sentences with minimum terms between 26 and 32 years, the judge said.
- Three men were jailed for life following the April 5 fatal shooting of Barry Dawson, 60, at his home at 22 Elm Street, South Moor, after a trial at Teesside Crown Court.
- After an earlier altercation involving a green Cherokee Jeep, the court heard Reay and his group returned with masks and a loaded gun, showing premeditation.
- Kelvin Lawson smashed the living-room window with a brick so Sean Reay could fire through it, and the single shot struck Mr Dawson in the chest, puncturing his heart, lung and liver.
- Mr Justice Cotter sentenced Sean Reay to life with a minimum term of 32 years, Kelvin Lawson to 28 years, Thomas Sterling to 26 years, and jailed Kevin Dorward, Keith Dorward, and Michaela Hetherington for perverting the course of justice.
- Durham Constabulary and Detective Chief Inspector Neil Fuller said police used CCTV and phone data; community of South Moor faces ongoing grief, as Sarah Hopwood described Mr Dawson as an 'adored father and grandfather.
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Three men jailed for life after grandfather 'shot through living room window' in County Durham
Three men have been handed life sentences for the murder of a grandfather who was fatally shot through his living room window at his home in County Durham.Sean Reay, 30, who fired at Barry Dawson, 60, must serve a minimum of 32 years before being considered for release. His accomplices Kelvin Lawson, 38, and Thomas Sterling, 22, received minimum terms of 28 and 26 years, respectively.The trio were convicted of murder at Teesside Crown Court at t…
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