POLICE investigating the murder of Scott Gilhooly described it as a cowardly, vicious and brutal attack . The pub landlord, 44, was stabbed to death in a flat above Braintree s Swiss Bell pub, which he ran, on May 17 last year. Killer Lawrence Bourke, 24, had been renting a spare room in the flat for about 12 months when he carried out the sickening attack. A post-mortem examination found Scott had died from stab wounds to his chest and neck. Bourke, of Lister Road, Braintree, was jailed for life at Basildon Crown Court, on Friday, and will serve a minimum of 25 years. The police said Scott was a much loved father, son, brother, uncle, and brother-in-law.
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