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A 33-year-old man, Daniel Hourigan, has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 61-year-old grandfather Michael Foley, who was stabbed multiple times and beaten with blunt force trauma in his own home. Hourigan, who had been staying at Foley’s residence with his partner, was described by the judge as having committed “cruel savagery” against a man who had offered him shelter. Foley, a devoted father of four and grandfather to twelve, was remembered by his daughter as the “heart of the family” — a man whose kindness was shattered by betrayal. Hourigan’s defense claims innocence and blames his former partner, who received a seven-year sentence for helping cover up the crime. The case underscores the devastating cost of violence born from trust — leaving a family in mourning and grappling with the irreversible loss of a man who gave so much.

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