This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/7512692.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 1 | Version 2 |
---|---|
Teenage killer's 12-year sentence | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
The teenager convicted of murdering a young woman as she walked her dog along a bridle path has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years. | |
Adrian Jones, 17, beat Kelly Hyde, 24, to death with a barbell weight while she walked her dog near her home in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. | |
The sentence will include the time Jones has already spent in detention. | |
The judge at Swansea Crown Court told Jones: "Just why you killed Kelly Hyde is known to no-one but yourself". | |
A dog lead stained with Ms Hyde's blood was found in the attic where he lived, but Jones said he found it and took it home. | A dog lead stained with Ms Hyde's blood was found in the attic where he lived, but Jones said he found it and took it home. |
Ms Hyde disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. | Ms Hyde disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. |
Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. | Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. |
Jones was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. | Jones was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. |
Her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home, forensic tests found. | Her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home, forensic tests found. |
He told the court that on the day Ms Hyde disappeared he found a dog lead she used as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis. | He told the court that on the day Ms Hyde disappeared he found a dog lead she used as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis. |
He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood-soaked. | He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood-soaked. |