Days after he made his first appearance in the High Court to stand trial for the murder of his neighbour during a row over a gamecock, Mark Assing was yesterday sentenced to 66 years in prison for the crime.
Assing, 44, was found guilty of the 2012 killing of his neighbour Abiola Eadie, after a 12-member jury deliberated for nearly three hours. The jury’s decision came after 11 witnesses gave their evidence