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| David Guy dismemberment: David Hilder guilty of manslaughter | David Guy dismemberment: David Hilder guilty of manslaughter |
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| A man who killed and dismembered his friend has received a life sentence for his manslaughter. | A man who killed and dismembered his friend has received a life sentence for his manslaughter. |
| David Guy's torso, legs and pelvis were found in two places on Southsea beach in Hampshire in July 2012. The rest of his body has not been recovered. | David Guy's torso, legs and pelvis were found in two places on Southsea beach in Hampshire in July 2012. The rest of his body has not been recovered. |
| David Hilder, 47, of Richmond Road, Southsea, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court. | David Hilder, 47, of Richmond Road, Southsea, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court. |
| Jurors heard Hilder disposed of the body parts using his bicycle. | Jurors heard Hilder disposed of the body parts using his bicycle. |
| Justice David Bean said Hilder would serve a minimum of 12 years in prison. | Justice David Bean said Hilder would serve a minimum of 12 years in prison. |
| "We may never know the exact circumstances of his death," he said. | "We may never know the exact circumstances of his death," he said. |
| "It seems most likely the two of you quarrelled, you had a sudden loss of self control and stabbed him through the chest with a sharp blade causing him to die almost instantly. | "It seems most likely the two of you quarrelled, you had a sudden loss of self control and stabbed him through the chest with a sharp blade causing him to die almost instantly. |
| "Afterwards you mutilated and cut up his body." | "Afterwards you mutilated and cut up his body." |
| 'Painstaking and deliberate' | |
| Hilder lived in a flat near Mr Guy's camper van and jurors were told the pair were friends who had known each other for many years. | Hilder lived in a flat near Mr Guy's camper van and jurors were told the pair were friends who had known each other for many years. |
| Hilder, also known as "Big Dave", would sometimes give Mr Guy, known as "Little Dave", food or let him bathe in his flat. | Hilder, also known as "Big Dave", would sometimes give Mr Guy, known as "Little Dave", food or let him bathe in his flat. |
| Nigel Lickley QC, prosecuting, told the court: "The precise relationship between the two men will never be known." | Nigel Lickley QC, prosecuting, told the court: "The precise relationship between the two men will never be known." |
| Mr Guy, 30, died sometime between between 30 June and 3 July last year. | |
| The court heard Hilder killed Mr Guy and dismembered his body in a "painstaking and deliberate" way. | The court heard Hilder killed Mr Guy and dismembered his body in a "painstaking and deliberate" way. |
| Hilder, a scrap metal dealer, then used his "distinctive" bicycle with a box on the front to transport the parts to other locations. | Hilder, a scrap metal dealer, then used his "distinctive" bicycle with a box on the front to transport the parts to other locations. |
| Cat hairs clue | |
| Jurors were told Mr Guy's head, arms, some internal organs and genitalia were cut off and have never been found. | Jurors were told Mr Guy's head, arms, some internal organs and genitalia were cut off and have never been found. |
| His torso was discovered by a group of students on Southsea beach, on 3 July last year. | His torso was discovered by a group of students on Southsea beach, on 3 July last year. |
| Jurors heard Hilder has a mild learning disability and a low IQ of 63 and had suffered from bouts of depression. | Jurors heard Hilder has a mild learning disability and a low IQ of 63 and had suffered from bouts of depression. |
| After the verdict, a statement from Mr Guy's father Michael was read to the court in which he said: "In time I will come to terms with my loss, but it is the cutting up of my son's body I cannot accept and never will. | After the verdict, a statement from Mr Guy's father Michael was read to the court in which he said: "In time I will come to terms with my loss, but it is the cutting up of my son's body I cannot accept and never will. |
| "Somehow I will have to carry this pain in my soul for the rest of my life." | "Somehow I will have to carry this pain in my soul for the rest of my life." |
| Det Supt Dick Pearson of Hampshire Constabulary said the analysis DNA evidence, including of cat hairs found at relevant scenes, had played a major part of the investigation | Det Supt Dick Pearson of Hampshire Constabulary said the analysis DNA evidence, including of cat hairs found at relevant scenes, had played a major part of the investigation |
| "This case continues to have a substantial impact on David Guy's family who remain resolute in trying to come to terms with what happened," he said. | "This case continues to have a substantial impact on David Guy's family who remain resolute in trying to come to terms with what happened," he said. |