Teenager killed WWII veteran, 91, by setting him on fire
An 18-year-old man killed a 91-year-old Second World War veteran by beating him, then dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire.
George Steward has been sentenced to between 30 and 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder last month.
Protesters with union flag clash with French police over Calais jungle Steward, of Detroit, murdered his next door neighbour Paul Monchnik by beating him and setting him alight, the Detroit News reported.
The victim’s son, Scott Monchnik, described his father as a ‘good and gentle man’.
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