By Kerry Mcqueeney Last updated at 8:34 PM on 18th October 2011 Beaten to death: Father-of-two James Tierney Two drunken youths who beat an innocent father-of-two to death - simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time - have been jailed for 15 and 12 years. James Tierney had taken a shortcut home from his girlfriend's flat when he was cornered by hooded thugs Dale Duncan and Aisar Khan. The pair challenged the 41-year-old to a fight and, when he refused, launched a savage beating. They repeatedly hit Mr Tierney over the head with a piece of drainpipe which had been ripped from a nearby wall and, as their victim begged for mercy, they stamped on his face before he slipped into unconsciousness and they left him to die.
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Dale Duncan and Aisar Khan hit father-of-two with drain pipe
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James Tierney suffered horrific injuries
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