Justice Served: Killer of Denis Shearer Receives Minimum Sentence

A Brutal Murder
A man who launched a “brutal and sustained” attack on his partner’s cousin as he slept in his bed was today (Tuesday) handed a minimum sentence of 15 years for his murder. Denis Curtis Shearer was subjected to a fatal attacked in the bedroom of his Fernmore Road home in Bangor in the early hours of February 28, 2021.

Court Proceedings
Timothy Walker, 43, whose address was given as HMP Maghaberry and who is originally from Abbey Ring in Holywood, showed no emotion as the tariff for Mr Shearer’s murder was imposed at Belfast Crown Court.