A DRUG addict who strangled a much-loved dad to death must serve at least 19 years in prison.
Ian Connell, 39, was handed a life sentence after being unanimously convicted of murdering 45-year-old university graduate Donald 'Prentice' Patience.
Connell killed dad-of-three Mr Patience in a rage, after he had stopped giving him money. Mr Patience's body was only discovered about two days after he was thought to have been killed, after Connell was seen breaking into his victim's home and leaving with his pet dog.
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