electrical cable and a jacket was tied around his head.

Court told Marian Lingurar Jr does not plan to appeal today's sentence

A post-mortem examination revealed he had multiple rib fractures as well as head and neck injuries.

Judge Rory McCabe imposed a nine-year sentence today at Galway Circuit Criminal Court,.

In a lengthy victim impact statement, Mr Kenny's wife, Kathleen, said the "senseless killing" had left a huge void in the life of all those who knew her husband.

She said she was addressing the court so that the voice of her husband could be heard.

Mrs Kenny said the 56-year-old was a "wonderful, caring, loving man" who made everyone feel valued and important. She said "an atrocity had taken place" on the night he was killed.

She said the life that was takencould never be replaced and Mr Kenny's death would haunt his family for the rest of their lives.

Lingurar, who was 16 when the offences took place, displayed no emotion as the detailed impact statement was read to the court.

His sentencing comes after a protracted legal process, during which he fled the country, assumed a new identity, returned to Ireland and fraudulently claimed social welfare payments in Cork.

The court was told he does not plan to appeal today's sentence.