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/england/london/7833396.stm

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Adviser guilty of killing author Adviser guilty of killing author
(20 minutes later)
A financial adviser has been found guilty of murdering 86-year-old author Allan Chappelow.A financial adviser has been found guilty of murdering 86-year-old author Allan Chappelow.
The author was found dead, hidden under a pile of papers and manuscripts, at his home in Hampstead, north London, in May 2006. He had severe head injuries. The author was found dead, hidden under a pile of papers and manuscripts, at his home in Hampstead, north London, in June 2006. He had severe head injuries.
Wang Yam, 46, of Denning Road, Hampstead, had denied the charge, saying that he did not know the author. Wang Yam, 46, of Denning Road, Hampstead, was accused of killing Mr Chappelow to steal his identity.
He was accused of killing Mr Chappelow in order to steal his identity and plunder his wealth. All the defence was held "in camera" with the press and public excluded for unspecified national security reasons.
Mr Chappelow became a successful author in the 1960s as an expert on playwright George Bernard Shaw.
Prosecutor Mark Ellison told the Old Bailey: "Mr Chappelow was not only elderly but reclusive. He was described by a neighbour as quite eccentric."
Impersonated author
He was battered several times over the head at his Manor House home on Downshire Hill in May 2006.
The court heard Yam, who was born in China, was bankrupt with debts of £1.1m at the time of Mr Chappelow's death.
Yam then manipulated the author's bank and credit card accounts to get money, impersonating the author over the internet or telephone.
But bank staff alerted police when Yam contacted them pretending to be the "English gentleman" author.
Mr Chappelow's body was discovered in June 2006 and Yam fled to Switzerland before being extradited.
His defence team earlier claimed an Albanian gang was responsible for Mr Chappelow's killing.
Last year Yam was convicted of dishonestly obtaining two bank transfers for £20,000, and dishonestly handling four stolen cheques.
He will be sentenced on Monday.