LOUIS Maguire has spent much of his life visiting Maghaberry prison where he will now serve a 17-year sentence for the murder of Eamonn Ferguson.
His father, also Louis Maguire, is already serving a 24-year jail term for the murder of David 'Digger' Barnes (39) in north Belfast in 2003.
Maguire snr, formerly of Whinpark Road in Newtownards, was said to have carried out the shooting while on weekend leave from prison where he was serving a sentence for robbery.
Police released the 999 call Louis Maguire jnr made after beating Eamonn Ferguson to death with a claw hammer:
Last year three High Court judges rejected an appeal based on grounds that he was denied a fair trial by being left to defend himself when his legal team withdrew from the case.
He will not be eligible for release from prison until early 2027, while his only son still has 15 years of a life sentence to complete.
Although only 28 years old, Maguire jnr had already clocked up over 60 convictions prior to the murder of Mr Ferguson, many for violent offences.
His time on remand was marred by clashes with prison authorities and his behaviour in court was erratic as he lashed out at both the victim's family and his co-accused.
Criminologists refer to cases where children follow parents into prison as 'intergenerational offending'.
The Maguires are currently the only father and son life sentence prisoners in Northern Ireland.
