Whole life sentence for triple killer who murdered neighbour

A triple killer who beat his neighbour to death after serving a jail term for a previous slaying was handed a whole life sentence.

Brian Whitelock, 57, attacked Wendy Buckney with a kitchen knife, a broken table leg and wooden shelving during a sustained assault in her own home.

The pensioner was discovered, naked and covered in blood, in the living room of her home in Clydach, near Swansea, in August 2022.

Whitelock had previously jailed for life in 2001 for murder and manslaughter but was released from prison in 2018.

He was convicted of Ms Buckney's murder following a trial at Swansea Crown Court.

Passing sentence, the judge, Mr Justice Griffiths, said: “This a case of the most extreme gravity.

“I have no doubt that the seriousness of this murder is so exceptionally high that just punishment requires you to be kept in prison for the rest of your life.

“Therefore, the early release provisions will not apply and you will never be considered for parole.”

This video has been edited to remove a disturbance in court.

The judge's sentencing remarks can be read in full at: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-...

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