A CO Antrim man who caused the death of his cousin and a second man in a triple car smash in which seven others were also injured, has been told to expect a substantial sentence.
Shane Kinney (23), of Drones Road in Armoy, admitted racing his cousin in the early hours of April 6 2015 on the Cushendall Road, Ballycastle.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, and two counts of causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving.
His parents, Kevin (52) and Sharon Kinney (50), who were released on continuing bail, pleaded guilty to trying to help their son hide evidence of his involvement in the crash.
All three will be sentenced on Tuesday.
The two men who died in the crash were 19 year-old Johnny Black and Kinney's cousin Robin Wilson (26) who he was racing.
Two women were among those seriously injured.
Judge Desmond Marrinan told a packed Antrim Crown Court that given the complexity, seriousness and importance of the case would come as "no surprise" that he wanted to consider and review all he had heard.
Kinney, along with his parents, also from Drones Road, faced charges of perverting the course of public justice arising out of the aftermath of the early Easter Monday morning tragedy.
Mr Kinney admitted perverting the course of justice by removing his son's car and obtaining parts to have damage to it repaired.
Mrs Kinney pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice by removing the car after it was involved in the fatal Easter Monday crash.
The judge was told Kinney's parents' response was a "hasty" and "human reaction".
A previous court hearing was told that two vehicles were found at the scene of the crash, one in which Mr Wilson had been travelling, and the other in which Mr Black had been travelling.
However, investigations led police to believe a third vehicle was involved, a blue Volkswagen Golf, identified as belonging to Shane Kinney.
No damage was found to his car when he presented himself to police two days after the crash.
But officers believed car parts were stolen in a scrap yard in Armoy and were fitted to the vehicle and forensic evidence matched the parts to a car in the yard.
Witnesses also placed Shane Kinney at the scene of the crash with damage to his car.
The judge told Kinney he should expect a "substantial prison term".
