A man who walked into a police station and confessed to a murder more than 30 years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Robert Lloyd, now 53, was part of a group of masked men who attacked Michael McDermott, 26, at his relative’s home in Moston, Manchester, on 9 November 1994.
Armed with baseball bats and knives, the offenders burst through the front door of the property at about 22:30 GMT. They inflicted several injuries on McDermott, including stab wounds, as he lay on the sofa.
Lloyd was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for a minimum of 17 years in March, but reporting restrictions had previously been in place due to ongoing police inquiries.
Following the attack at the house in Ashville Terrace, the group ran across the road to an alleyway and on to Oakville Terrace to a waiting vehicle which then drove them from the scene.