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| Coin theft killer jailed for life | Coin theft killer jailed for life |
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| A Portuguese labourer who bludgeoned his former lover to death so he could steal £500 in loose change to pay off his debts has been jailed for life. | A Portuguese labourer who bludgeoned his former lover to death so he could steal £500 in loose change to pay off his debts has been jailed for life. |
| Paolo Parracho, 39, carried out the brutal attack on Tracey Scott at her home in Paisley on 23 April last year. | Paolo Parracho, 39, carried out the brutal attack on Tracey Scott at her home in Paisley on 23 April last year. |
| The High Court in Glasgow heard how he was later captured on CCTV feeding coins into a cash changing machine. | The High Court in Glasgow heard how he was later captured on CCTV feeding coins into a cash changing machine. |
| Judge Lord Matthews ordered Parracho to be detained for at least 17 years before being considered for parole. | Judge Lord Matthews ordered Parracho to be detained for at least 17 years before being considered for parole. |
| The court heard how Parracho had developed a cocaine habit and owed a colleague £400 and was also behind on his mortgage. | The court heard how Parracho had developed a cocaine habit and owed a colleague £400 and was also behind on his mortgage. |
| He smashed Ms Scott's skull with a blunt instrument and took £483.90 in coins she had been saving to buy some new furniture. | He smashed Ms Scott's skull with a blunt instrument and took £483.90 in coins she had been saving to buy some new furniture. |
| The 41-year-old was hit with such force that a piece of her skull was found lying beside her body. | The 41-year-old was hit with such force that a piece of her skull was found lying beside her body. |
| This was a brutal attack on a lady known to you and it would appear to have been committed for a few hundred pounds Lord Matthews Hours after the attack, Parracho was filmed on CCTV at an Asda store as he fed the cash into a change machine and exchanged it for notes at the customer service desk. | This was a brutal attack on a lady known to you and it would appear to have been committed for a few hundred pounds Lord Matthews Hours after the attack, Parracho was filmed on CCTV at an Asda store as he fed the cash into a change machine and exchanged it for notes at the customer service desk. |
| The following day, Parracho paid his workmate £300 of the cash he owed him. | The following day, Parracho paid his workmate £300 of the cash he owed him. |
| Ms Scott's body was found by a friend who went to check on her three days after she had been killed. | |
| Parracho denied the killing and lodged a special defence of alibi. | Parracho denied the killing and lodged a special defence of alibi. |
| 'Brutal attack' | 'Brutal attack' |
| But the court heard that his DNA had been found on a coffee cup at the murder scene and on a blood-soaked cushion. | But the court heard that his DNA had been found on a coffee cup at the murder scene and on a blood-soaked cushion. |
| A jury unanimously convicted Parracho of Ms Scott's murder last month. | A jury unanimously convicted Parracho of Ms Scott's murder last month. |
| Passing sentence, Lord Matthews told him: "This was a brutal attack on a lady known to you and it would appear to have been committed for a few hundred pounds. | Passing sentence, Lord Matthews told him: "This was a brutal attack on a lady known to you and it would appear to have been committed for a few hundred pounds. |
| "It is an appalling breach of hospitality. This lady should have felt safe in her home. | "It is an appalling breach of hospitality. This lady should have felt safe in her home. |
| "Bearing in mind the brutality and where it took place the punishment period of your sentence will be set at 17 years." | "Bearing in mind the brutality and where it took place the punishment period of your sentence will be set at 17 years." |