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Addict jailed over mother murder Addict jailed over mother murder
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A crack cocaine addict who admitted killing his mother and using her money to buy drugs has been jailed for life.A crack cocaine addict who admitted killing his mother and using her money to buy drugs has been jailed for life.
Amato Wright, 39, hit his mother Maria, 71, more than 40 times with a hammer and strangled her at their home in Kentish Town, north London, in 2006.Amato Wright, 39, hit his mother Maria, 71, more than 40 times with a hammer and strangled her at their home in Kentish Town, north London, in 2006.
The court heard he tortured her to obtain her bank cards' PIN numbers so he could plunder her casino winnings.The court heard he tortured her to obtain her bank cards' PIN numbers so he could plunder her casino winnings.
An Old Bailey judge ordered Wright, who earlier admitted a charge of murder, to serve a minimum of 28 years in prison.An Old Bailey judge ordered Wright, who earlier admitted a charge of murder, to serve a minimum of 28 years in prison.
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Judge Giles Forrester said: "It is difficult to understand how anyone could begin to contemplate doing such a thing to their own mother, in her own bedroom in her bed clothing during the night.Judge Giles Forrester said: "It is difficult to understand how anyone could begin to contemplate doing such a thing to their own mother, in her own bedroom in her bed clothing during the night.
"What happened on this night is that he wanted more cocaine and, of course, cocaine costs money."What happened on this night is that he wanted more cocaine and, of course, cocaine costs money.
"He decided to use his mother's cards. His mother must have disapproved and resisted and the defendant decided she was not going to stand in his way.""He decided to use his mother's cards. His mother must have disapproved and resisted and the defendant decided she was not going to stand in his way."
The court heard that earlier that week Mrs Wright had won £2,000 at a casino and had put the money in the bank.The court heard that earlier that week Mrs Wright had won £2,000 at a casino and had put the money in the bank.
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After the killing Wright, an unemployed telephone engineer who had a £400-a-day crack cocaine habit, was caught on CCTV using his mother's card to withdraw £200 and buying drugs.After the killing Wright, an unemployed telephone engineer who had a £400-a-day crack cocaine habit, was caught on CCTV using his mother's card to withdraw £200 and buying drugs.
The morning after the killing he walked into a police station and said: "I have just killed my mother."The morning after the killing he walked into a police station and said: "I have just killed my mother."
Wright's sister, Anna Oliver, told police her mother had worked hard to bring up three children before retiring her job in a West End shop. Wright's sister, Anna Oliver, told police her mother had worked hard to bring up three children before retiring from her job in a West End shop.
She said: "She lived for her family. We never wanted for anything. She was the epitome of the perfect mother."She said: "She lived for her family. We never wanted for anything. She was the epitome of the perfect mother."