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| Life sentences for lay-by killers | Life sentences for lay-by killers |
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| Two people have been jailed for life for murdering a woman and dumping her battered body in a Snowdonia lay-by. | |
| Christopher Reed, 40, will serve a minimum of 30 years while his former partner, Kathy Williams, 31, must serve at least 24 years for the murder. | Christopher Reed, 40, will serve a minimum of 30 years while his former partner, Kathy Williams, 31, must serve at least 24 years for the murder. |
| They killed former hairdresser Lorraine Jones, 45, the mother of a teenage son, of Leeswood, near Mold, at their flat in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. | |
| Judge John Rogers said neither had shown "any hint of remorse". | Judge John Rogers said neither had shown "any hint of remorse". |
| The trial at Mold Crown Court heard how former hairdresser Ms Jones died after a drunken orgy. | The trial at Mold Crown Court heard how former hairdresser Ms Jones died after a drunken orgy. |
| 'No mercy' | 'No mercy' |
| She had been beaten, stabbed and strangled, and her partly-clothed body was discovered dumped at a beauty spot near Bala in June. | She had been beaten, stabbed and strangled, and her partly-clothed body was discovered dumped at a beauty spot near Bala in June. |
| Throughout the four-week trial, Williams and Reed blamed each other for the brutal killing - each claiming they had been asleep while the other murdered Ms Jones. | Throughout the four-week trial, Williams and Reed blamed each other for the brutal killing - each claiming they had been asleep while the other murdered Ms Jones. |
| Sentencing them to life, Judge Rogers said: "The killing was carried out for your sadistic pleasure and sexual gratification. | Sentencing them to life, Judge Rogers said: "The killing was carried out for your sadistic pleasure and sexual gratification. |
| "You showed Lorraine Jones no mercy in life and no respect in death. There has never been any hint of remorse from either of you. " | "You showed Lorraine Jones no mercy in life and no respect in death. There has never been any hint of remorse from either of you. " |
| The trial heard how Ms Jones had been the victim of a "sustained and brutal attack," before she was dumped on rough ground near the A4212 Bala to Trawsfynydd road. | The trial heard how Ms Jones had been the victim of a "sustained and brutal attack," before she was dumped on rough ground near the A4212 Bala to Trawsfynydd road. |
| If you had chosen to obtain medical attention to her she would probably have survived Judge John Rogers QC | If you had chosen to obtain medical attention to her she would probably have survived Judge John Rogers QC |
| She had been dead for some time when she was discovered by walkers. | She had been dead for some time when she was discovered by walkers. |
| The divorcee, who had one teenage son, suffered multiple injuries to her head and upper body. | The divorcee, who had one teenage son, suffered multiple injuries to her head and upper body. |
| Peter Hughes QC, prosecuting, told the jury: "There was hardly a part of her body that had not been injured in some way or other and the injuries had been inflicted by a number of different means. | Peter Hughes QC, prosecuting, told the jury: "There was hardly a part of her body that had not been injured in some way or other and the injuries had been inflicted by a number of different means. |
| "She had been beaten, she had been stabbed, and it was subsequently discovered that she had been strangled." | "She had been beaten, she had been stabbed, and it was subsequently discovered that she had been strangled." |
| The jury took more than six hours to unanimously convict Reed of the murder, then returned a few minutes later to convict Williams by a majority of 11 to one. | The jury took more than six hours to unanimously convict Reed of the murder, then returned a few minutes later to convict Williams by a majority of 11 to one. |
| The judge described how they "carried out a prolonged and violent assault," on Ms Jones in June 15, 2006. | The judge described how they "carried out a prolonged and violent assault," on Ms Jones in June 15, 2006. |
| He said Ms Jones was still alive when they initially dumped her body in the yard behind their flat. | He said Ms Jones was still alive when they initially dumped her body in the yard behind their flat. |
| Lorraine Jones was beaten, stabbed and strangled, the court has heard | Lorraine Jones was beaten, stabbed and strangled, the court has heard |
| He added: "If you had chosen to obtain medical attention to her she would probably have survived. | He added: "If you had chosen to obtain medical attention to her she would probably have survived. |
| "Instead of obtaining assistance, you retired to bed. | "Instead of obtaining assistance, you retired to bed. |
| "The next morning when you arose to find her bloody and naked but still alive, lying in the yard, you dragged her back into the flat. | "The next morning when you arose to find her bloody and naked but still alive, lying in the yard, you dragged her back into the flat. |
| "Later that day you took her body and dumped her in a lay-by 60 miles away." | "Later that day you took her body and dumped her in a lay-by 60 miles away." |
| He branded Reed a dangerous man, who was fascinated by knives. | He branded Reed a dangerous man, who was fascinated by knives. |
| Williams, he said, was a violent person - although she had no previous convictions for violence, and had probably played a lesser role in the attack. | Williams, he said, was a violent person - although she had no previous convictions for violence, and had probably played a lesser role in the attack. |
| Reed also received a concurrent five-year sentence after admitting conspiring to pervert the course of justice by giving police false information and dumping the body. | Reed also received a concurrent five-year sentence after admitting conspiring to pervert the course of justice by giving police false information and dumping the body. |
| Williams, who denied the same charge, was convicted and received a concurrent seven-year sentence. | Williams, who denied the same charge, was convicted and received a concurrent seven-year sentence. |
| The judge thanked the jury for their work and said he would excuse them from sitting again for ten years. | The judge thanked the jury for their work and said he would excuse them from sitting again for ten years. |