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Michael Hunt
'Calculated and vicious': London couple get life sentences for kicking Irishman to death
Waterford native Mick Hunt was found naked in a skip in March.
Updated: Thursday 6.30 pm
FIONA NALTY AND Arry Green were both sentenced to life in prison in London today for the murder of Michael ‘Mick’ Hunt, originally from Co Waterford, in March.
At the Old Bailey this afternoon, Judge Stephen Kramer said they would have to serve a minimum of 19 years each before being considered for parole, local newspaper the Croydon Advertiser reports.
In sentencing 24-year-old Nalty and 22-year-old Green, Kramer described their attack on Hunt (37) as “brutal, sustained and lethal.”
You took advantage of a gentle drunk, a passive man described as a ‘happy drunk.’
The 37-year-old Irishman was found naked, severely beaten, and close to death in an alleyway in south London on the morning of 15 March.
He died later that day.
Yesterday, Nalty and Green, who were understood to have been romantically involved, were convicted of the murder.
A statement by the Metropolitan Police said the assailants were known to Hunt, and the attack was prompted by a “trivial dispute” after a night’s drinking.
Nalty began beating Hunt, and Green reportedly joined in “because she was a girl,” even though the Irishman was passive throughout the attack.
ITV News reports that prosecuting lawyer David Jeremy told the court the pair had purposefully taken the victim down an alleyway, out of sight of CCTV and passersby.
“The assault was not random – their kicks targeted Mr Hunt’s face and head,” Jeremy said.
DCI Diane Tudway said “Although drunk, both coldly deliberately acted to hide Michael’s body after the deadly attack.”
Despite their efforts, however, a 15-year-old boy did witness the beating, and heard Fiona Nalty laughing as Hunt begged his attackers to “please stop.”
According to the Metropolitan Police, a post-mortem examination found the cause of death was blunt trauma to the head and torso.
Hunt moved to Croydon in London six years ago, where he lived with his mother.
In a statement after the guilty verdicts last night, his family said: “We love and miss you lots and lots. You will never be forgotten.”
Mick was such a kind gentle natured spirit, always happy-go-lucky with a dry sense of humour.He had a kind heart and was a loving, big blue-eyed silver fox.Mick was very family-orientated. He was loved by everyone who came into contact with him.
Originally published: Wednesday, 10.30 pm
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