Brian Whitelock tortured and murdered Wendy Buckney, who had given him odd jobs to help his rehabilitation
A double killer freed from prison after being deemed a low risk by the Parole Board has been found guilty of murdering a charitable neighbour who gave him odd jobs to help his rehabilitation.
Jurors heard that in August 2022 he attacked Buckney with a knife, table leg and wooden shelf and sexually assaulted her. It took the jury less than half an hour to find Whitelock guilty of murder. He had defended himself during the trial but the judge, Mr Justice Griffiths, asked him if he wanted a barrister for his sentencing hearing.
The jury had heard that Whitelock may have been taking up to 30 “street diazepam” tablets and drinking a crate of lager a day as well as smoking cannabis at the time of the murder. Whitelock pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility and claimed he was acting out of character due to a brain injury. He denied murder.
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