Lyra McKee: man jailed for possessing gun used to kill journalist

Niall Sheerin from Derry sentenced to seven years in prison, but not in connection with murder itself

A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing the gun used to murder the journalist Lyra McKee.

Niall Sheerin, 29, from Derry, admitted possessing the pistol between September 2018 and June 2020.