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Remorseless Killer Gets Life for Bacup Murder
18 May
Summary
- A man was jailed for life for murder after a frenzied attack.
- The victim died shortly after midnight on Newchurch Road.
- The perpetrator and victim attended the same Halloween party.
Bhekisani Matabiswana, aged 27, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Luke Harden, 36. The fatal incident occurred on Newchurch Road in Bacup, Lancashire, in the early hours of November 1.
Matabiswana, from Bacup, received his sentence at Preston Crown Court. The judge described the attack as 'frenzied and cowardly.' Although Matabiswana did not know Harden, both men had been present at a Halloween party held at Rosemount Working Men's Club in Bacup on the night of the incident.
Matabiswana was ordered to serve a minimum of 16 years and six months of his life sentence before being eligible for parole. He was noted for attempting to portray himself as a bystander who discovered the injured victim.
