Overview
- Tony Griffin, 54, and Wesley McDonnell, 46, were sentenced at Warwick Crown Court and must serve at least two-thirds before parole consideration.
- The attack happened on May 14 outside a Shaftmoor Lane rehabilitation centre in Hall Green as Neil O’Donnell arrived to visit his partner with dementia.
- McDonnell was seen on Co-op CCTV examining the watch, the pair followed O’Donnell, and Griffin—believed to have a screwdriver—grappled with him.
- O’Donnell suffered a serious arm wound that became infected; he died a week later after initial hospital treatment and discharge.
- Police identified the men through CCTV, facial recognition and witness evidence, and the judge noted their extensive criminal records at sentencing.