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Wed 12 Dec 2002Wife and lover jailed for life for killing husbandMother of two Julie McGinley and her lover Michael Monaghan were jailed for life last night for the brutal murder of her 34-year-old husband Gerry.As the Belfast Crown Court jury announced their verdicts, 31-year-old McGinley showed no emotion while 44-year-old Monaghan, her lover and business partner, slumped back into his seat in the dock of Court 14.