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An unemployed man has pleaded guilty to murdering his disabled fiancee and her carer at a flat in Southampton. A man who murdered his disabled fiancee and her carer has been told he will spend the rest of his life in jail.
David Tiley, 47, stabbed mother-of-five Sue Hale, 49, who suffered from a degenerative brain disorder, and her carer, mother-of-two Sarah Merritt, 39.David Tiley, 47, stabbed mother-of-five Sue Hale, 49, who suffered from a degenerative brain disorder, and her carer, mother-of-two Sarah Merritt, 39.
Tiley admitted killing Mrs Hale between 5 March and 16 March and Mrs Merritt on 15 March. Their bodies were found at Mrs Hale's flat in Meggeson Avenue. Tiley admitted killing Mrs Hale between 5 March and 16 March and Mrs Merritt on 15 March. Their bodies were found at Mrs Hale's flat in Southampton.
Tiley was arrested in Swanage on 17 March, two days after the discovery.Tiley was arrested in Swanage on 17 March, two days after the discovery.
Ms Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking and led to her using walking sticks and a mobility scooter to get around. At Winchester Crown Court on Thursday, Mr Justice Irwin told Tiley: "The brutality and evil of what you did defies adequate description.
Winchester Crown Court was told Tiley lived with Mrs Hale's body in the flat they shared for more than a week after he killed her by stabbing her four times. "The only appropriate order in this case is that there should be a whole life order.
Nick Hawkins, prosecuting, said Tiley told police in interview that he killed Mrs Hale after an argument on 7 March during which she "taunted" him about something in his past. "The only proper punishment for you is that you must never be released."
Ms Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking.
Sarah Merritt (left) and Sue Hale were found dead at a flatSarah Merritt (left) and Sue Hale were found dead at a flat
After the killing, Tiley - who had previously served a prison sentence for rape offences - carried on with his normal life in order to "show his face", including going to the bookmakers to place bets. The court was told Tiley lived with Mrs Hale's body in the flat they shared in Meggeson Avenue for more than a week after he killed her by stabbing her four times.
Eight days after Tiley killed Mrs Hale, her carer Mrs Merritt attended the flat for a regular appointment in which she normally helped her to bathe. Nick Hawkins, prosecuting, said Tiley told police he killed Mrs Hale after an argument on 7 March during which she "taunted" him about something in his past.
Eight days later, her carer Mrs Merritt attended the flat for a regular appointment in which she normally helped Mrs Hale to bathe.
Tiley tied her up and took her cash card to withdraw £150 from a nearby supermarket cashpoint.Tiley tied her up and took her cash card to withdraw £150 from a nearby supermarket cashpoint.
'Shocked to the core'
He later returned to rape her and stab her twice.He later returned to rape her and stab her twice.
The court was told that Tiley then withdrew another £100 from a cashpoint before catching a train to Weymouth, Dorset, where he booked into a bed and breakfast. Hampshire Police confirmed that Tiley, who had previously served a prison sentence for rape offences, was being monitored as a sex offender and a review of what had happened before the murders was now under way.
In a victim impact statement to the court, Mrs Merritt's husband, Peter, 41, from Southampton, said: "Sarah didn't do anything to deserve such an end to her life. I was truly robbed by this man that day.
"He robbed me of my future with the most caring and beautiful woman I have ever met."
On behalf of Mrs Hale's family of five grown-up sons, one of them, David Chopra, said that the "horrific details" of what had happened to his mother and Mrs Merritt had "shocked them to the core".