Overview
- McMillan was sentenced Thursday at Ipswich Crown Court to 13 years by Judge Samantha Leigh.
- The 19-year-old was found guilty by a jury on February 6 after a three-week trial.
- Police released CCTV and bodycam footage that, with forensic matches, placed him at the flat and linked bloody trainer prints, fingerprints and DNA to him.
- CCTV showed he stayed about two hours after arriving on an electric bike, then he admitted dumping the victim’s phones in the River Orwell and received a concurrent seven-month term for a cannabis supply offence.
- Mr McNicholl’s body was found on January 1 after neighbours heard his dog howling, and a post-mortem found fatal head injuries and a stab wound to his right shoulder.