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| Judge jails kill threat murderer | Judge jails kill threat murderer |
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| A judge has jailed a murderer who 24 hours earlier had threatened to escape custody and kill him. | A judge has jailed a murderer who 24 hours earlier had threatened to escape custody and kill him. |
| Judge Peter Openshaw sentenced Daniel Breaks, 48, of Allerton, Liverpool, to life in prison for the murder of his sister's boyfriend Simon Sutton. | |
| Breaks, who had denied murder, made his threat as he was convicted by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday. | Breaks, who had denied murder, made his threat as he was convicted by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday. |
| The judge's father, William Openshaw, was stabbed to death in 1981 by a man he sent to borstal 13 years earlier. | The judge's father, William Openshaw, was stabbed to death in 1981 by a man he sent to borstal 13 years earlier. |
| Breaks killed Mr Sutton because he suspected he had informed police about an alleged attempt to blackmail a bank, Liverpool Crown Court heard. | Breaks killed Mr Sutton because he suspected he had informed police about an alleged attempt to blackmail a bank, Liverpool Crown Court heard. |
| I will escape prison and I will kill you Daniel Breaks | I will escape prison and I will kill you Daniel Breaks |
| He wrapped the body in black bin bags and dumped it in an alleyway before driving to County Durham where he kidnapped an elderly couple at knifepoint and forced them to drive him to London. | He wrapped the body in black bin bags and dumped it in an alleyway before driving to County Durham where he kidnapped an elderly couple at knifepoint and forced them to drive him to London. |
| Breaks, of Hallville Road, Allerton, denied murder, kidnap and conspiracy to blackmail. The jury cleared Breaks of the conspiracy charge but found him guilty of murder and kidnap. | Breaks, of Hallville Road, Allerton, denied murder, kidnap and conspiracy to blackmail. The jury cleared Breaks of the conspiracy charge but found him guilty of murder and kidnap. |
| After the verdicts were read out he told Mr Justice Openshaw: "You suppressed the truth in this trial. | |
| "I will escape prison and I will kill you." | "I will escape prison and I will kill you." |
| As members of the jury gasped in shock, Mr Justice Openshaw said to them: "I very much doubt he'll have the chance." | As members of the jury gasped in shock, Mr Justice Openshaw said to them: "I very much doubt he'll have the chance." |
| On Wednesday, the judge told Breaks he would not be eligible for parole for 30 years. | On Wednesday, the judge told Breaks he would not be eligible for parole for 30 years. |
| Breaks' threat echoed the case of the judge's father who was stabbed 12 times in the head, neck and back by a man he sentenced for stealing. | Breaks' threat echoed the case of the judge's father who was stabbed 12 times in the head, neck and back by a man he sentenced for stealing. |
| John Smith was locked up for 18 months when he was 17 but waited until he was 31 before attacking William Openshaw. | John Smith was locked up for 18 months when he was 17 but waited until he was 31 before attacking William Openshaw. |
| He hid in the garage of his home in Broughton, near Preston, Lancashire, before launching the knife attack. | He hid in the garage of his home in Broughton, near Preston, Lancashire, before launching the knife attack. |