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Buckingham Palace wall scaled by convicted killer
Source: BBC
Buckingham Palace wall scaled by convicted killer
20 May 2016 UK
A man who has admitted scaling Buckingham Palace's wall and trespassing in the grounds is a convicted murderer, a court has heard.
Dennis Hennessy, 41, of Wembley, north-west London, was on licence following the murder of a homeless man in 1992.
He wandered the palace gardens for about 10 minutes before his arrest on Wednesday evening. He had been unarmed, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
Hennessy pleaded guilty and was jailed for four months on Friday.
He admitted one count of trespass on a protected site and one count of criminal damage.
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20 May 2016 UK
A man who has admitted scaling Buckingham Palace's wall and trespassing in the grounds is a convicted murderer, a court has heard.
Dennis Hennessy, 41, of Wembley, north-west London, was on licence following the murder of a homeless man in 1992.
He wandered the palace gardens for about 10 minutes before his arrest on Wednesday evening. He had been unarmed, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
Hennessy pleaded guilty and was jailed for four months on Friday.
He admitted one count of trespass on a protected site and one count of criminal damage.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36343582
