THE man falsely accused by Nicola Faughey of the killing of Joanne Whitelegg believes the 16-year-old killer should never be released from prison.

Sammy Burke believes the young killer, who was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to manslaughter, "deserves to be locked up forever".

The 46-year-old was disheartened to hear the girl could be eligible for parole in just four years.

(For the rest of this report and other background stories see our NICOLA FAUGHEY: TEENAGE KILLER File on the Local News, left link)