OMEN
01-29-2009, 09:35 PM
A judge at Belfast Crown Court has told a man found guilty of the rape and murder of a mother-of-one, that he must serve at least 22 years before being considered for release.
Kristoff Emmanuel Alauya met 38-year-old Grace Moore at a Belfast nightclub in November 2006.
He accompanied her home and it was there that he raped and murdered her.
Ms Moore's teenage daughter discovered her body on the kitchen floor.
The 25-year-old, who is originally from Nigeria but had been living in Carlow at the time, was arrested the next day at the same nightclub by police.
Sentencing him to at least 22 years, Mr Justice Weir said he found it 'impossible to comprehend' that after raping and killing the mother of one, Alauya ransacked her home, stealing various items including jewellery and perfume.
Alauya pleaded guilty to the rape and murder at his trial last November.
It was revealed that his bloody fingerprint had been found on a wall and that his semen had been found both inside and underneath Ms Moore's body.
As well as the 22-year minimum term, Mr Justice Weir imposed a ten-year term for Ms Moore's rape and two years for theft.
Alauya was ordered to sign the police sex offenders' register for the rest of his life.
RTE
Kristoff Emmanuel Alauya met 38-year-old Grace Moore at a Belfast nightclub in November 2006.
He accompanied her home and it was there that he raped and murdered her.
Ms Moore's teenage daughter discovered her body on the kitchen floor.
The 25-year-old, who is originally from Nigeria but had been living in Carlow at the time, was arrested the next day at the same nightclub by police.
Sentencing him to at least 22 years, Mr Justice Weir said he found it 'impossible to comprehend' that after raping and killing the mother of one, Alauya ransacked her home, stealing various items including jewellery and perfume.
Alauya pleaded guilty to the rape and murder at his trial last November.
It was revealed that his bloody fingerprint had been found on a wall and that his semen had been found both inside and underneath Ms Moore's body.
As well as the 22-year minimum term, Mr Justice Weir imposed a ten-year term for Ms Moore's rape and two years for theft.
Alauya was ordered to sign the police sex offenders' register for the rest of his life.
RTE