Child killer Robert Black jailed for 25 years minimum

Serial child killer Robert Black has been told he must serve a minimum of 25 years in jail for kidnapping and murdering schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy.

In October, 64-year-old Black was found guilty of snatching Jennifer as she cycled to a friend's house in Ballinderry, County Antrim, in 1981.

Jennifer was nine years old when she disappeared.

Black, originally from Grangemouth in Scotland, is serving life in prison for the murders of three other children.

In August 1981, Black was working as a delivery driver for a London-based poster company.

This role brought him to the Lisburn area on 12 August, the day Jennifer went missing.    Read Full