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| Gateshead head-severing: Karl Bestford jailed for murder |
| 2013-01-29 |
| A man who tried to cut his landlord's head off in a row over rent arrears has been jailed for life for his murder. Ex-abattoir worker Karl Bestford stabbed and mutilated Simon Meech, 46, after inviting him round to his flat in Gateshead, on 28 July last year. The 35-year-old had denied murder but was found guilty by a jury, at Newcastle Crown Court. He was ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years, after "partially severing" his victim's head at the flat in Bensham. Bestford had told the court Mr Meech pulled a knife on him during the meeting at the Rayleigh Grove flat. Northumbria Police welcomed the sentence and said a "dangerous and violent" man was "off the streets". More at the link. This guy worked in an abattoir (slaughter house) so he was trained in this sort of thing. Not a nice man. A pic at link. He looks mean and evil. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #2 Curly isn't sane. None of the Three Stooges is sane, Snowy Thing. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-01-29 21:33 |
| #1 Actually, I think he looks like Curly from the Three Stooges. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-01-29 13:36 |