Double murder Eoin O'Toole sentenced to 22 months for sending sexual pictures on a smuggled mobile phone

A notorious double murderer who tried to engage in sexual chat with an under-age girl while still serving his life sentence in jail was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment.

Eoin O'Toole was caught by a paedophile hunting group after he used a smuggled mobile phone to send out naked photographs of his penis.

Lincoln Crown Court heard O'Toole had spent over 25 years behind bars after he was jailed for two murders under his previous name of Ian Kentzer.

He had also twice changed his name and been returned to prison under the terms of his life sentence.

The 58-year-old murdered his grandmother Mary Goodrich, 92, and her sister Jessie Thomas, 89, by setting fire to their home and was jailed for life at Sheffield Crown Court in December 1991.

O'Toole was serving his life sentence at North Sea Camp open jail, near Boston, in January this year when he bought an illicit mobile from a local Asda supermarket while on temporary licence release.

Tom Heath, prosecuting, said O'Toole smuggled the phone into the Category D jail and used it to engage in sexual conversations with a Facebook user he believed was a 14-year-old girl.

O'Toole initially gave the false name "Danny Cardiff" but soon confessed to his real identity and that he was in jail for murder after being told the user was just 14, the court was told.

Mr Heath said over the next month O'Toole engaged in increasingly sexualised conversations with the user who was actually a decoy from a paedophile hunting group.

During the conversations O'Toole asked the decoy for photographs, lied about his age - claiming to be 41, and said he hoped they would be "boyfriend and girlfriend one day."

O'Toole also offered to 'top up' the decoy's mobile phone to continue their chats and talked about having 'angry sex' with an ex-girlfriend, the court heard.

He also admitted that he could not take calls because he was in prison.

Mr Heath said matters culminated on February 14 when O'Toole sent the decoy two photographs of himself naked from the waist down and with his penis exposed.

Prison authorities were alerted the following day and the illicit mobile phone was found during a search of O'Toole's cell.

The court heard O'Toole had nine previous convictions for over 20 offences including gross indecency and sex with an under-age girl in March 1990.

Originally named Ian Kentzer - O'Toole was sentenced to life in prison in 1991 after he admitted killing his grandmother Mary Goodrich, aged 92, and 89-year-old great aunt Jessie Thomas in a blaze at their home in Ringinglow Road, Ecclesall, South Yorkshire.

He carried out the killings to cover up his theft of more than £30,000 of his elderly relatives' money, which he stole to fund his cocaine addiction and to keep his failing video library business afloat.

In November 2005, a judge ruled O'Toole should be freed. A lawyer told Mr Justice Davis that he had won awards for his literature and had published a book of poetry during his time in prison.

He was recalled to prison in January 2007, for six months, until investigations revealed there were no grounds and then relocated to Wales - changing his name by deed poll from Ian David Kentzer to Ioan Thomas.

But in June 2008 he decided to quit the UK for the Republic of Ireland, breaching the terms of his life sentence, and spent three years living in Trooperstown, Co Wicklow, where he ran a successful domestic damp-proofing company.

His double-life was only exposed after he was stopped for a speeding offence in 2011 and he was returned to the UK to continue his life sentence.

Mr Heath told the court: "The aggravating features in this case are his previous convictions, the fact he was in custody at the time and the disparity in age. The Crown would say this is grooming."

O'Toole admitted two charges of conveying a listed item into prison and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Chris Jeyes, mitigating for O'Toole, argued any term of imprisonment for these offences was likely to expire long before any Parole Board decided if he could be released.

"This is a man who has spent the majority of his adult life in prison," Mr Jeyes added.

The court O''Toole had now been returned to closed conditions at a higher security prison.

Passing sentence Judge Philip Head said he had no doubt O'Toole revealed his background as a murderer to impress the other party in his unlawful conversations.

"You are currently serving a life sentence for two murders," Judge Head told O'Toole.

"Your minimum term expired a long time ago and I note you have twice been recalled.

"The resurgence of sexual conduct on your part is a very worrying sign."

"Bringing phones into any prison is a serious offense," Judge Head added.

Judge Head said he would also ask for his sentencing remarks to be passed to the prison authorities for any future parole hearing.

"You do pose a danger to, particularly young females," Judge Head explained.

O'Toole was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment which he will serve alongside his life sentence.

He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will have to register as a Sex Offender for the rest of his life.