B&B manager stabbed 55 times by resident who shouted ‘you’re dead’ during fatal attack, court hears

Police at the scene in Ballymena where Mr Inayat Shah (above right) was stabbed to death

Ashleigh McDonald

The manager of a B&B in Ballymena was stabbed 55 times by a resident who repeatedly shouted “you're dead” whilst carrying out the fatal knife attack, a court has heard.

Inayat Shah (64), who ran the Traveller's Rest on the Galgorm Road, was murdered by Michael Lenaghan (55) on the afternoon of March 21, 2020.