Overview
- Manchester Crown Court imposed the rare whole life order on September 19, 2025, which rules out any possibility of parole.
- Roche climbed into 64-year-old Fintan McDwyer’s home via an upstairs window using a ladder and carried out a frenzied attack with 77 stab wounds.
- Investigators recovered a torch carrying both men’s DNA and a nearby blood smear, while CCTV traced Roche’s movements to and from the scene, leading to his arrest on July 6, 2024.
- He previously murdered Adam Steele in 2011 at age 16, was jailed for life with a 12-year minimum, released in June 2024, then killed again within about nine months.
- Mr Justice Bright said Roche showed no remorse and described McDwyer as entirely innocent, with GMP releasing case CCTV footage following the sentencing.