Ballymena: B&B manager stabbed 55 times during 'callous' murder

The manager of a guest house in County Antrim was murdered by a resident who repeatedly shouted "you're dead" while carrying out a knife attack, a court has heard.Michael Lenaghan, 55, of Galgorm Road in Ballymena has admitted murdering Mr Shah.On Monday the court heard that prior to killing Mr Shah, Lenaghan had attacked a fellow resident at the B&B with a knife and threatened to slit the throat of another.

The prosecuting barrister said: "Over the course of the next two-and-a-half minutes, the chilling and devastating attack on Mr Shah was captured on the recorded 999 call... recorded the screams of Mr Shah as he was repeatedly stabbed by the defendant. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, Mr Shah was pronounced dead and a subsequent post-mortem examination indicated he had been stabbed 55 times.Lenaghan, who was described as being "calm but out of it", returned to his accommodation covered in blood.

When arrested for murder, he was aggressive to officers and custody staff and during police interview he gave a largely "no comment" response.

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