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Concrete tomb murderer Sebastian Bendou sentenced | Concrete tomb murderer Sebastian Bendou sentenced |
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A man convicted of murdering his friend by bludgeoning him to death with a hammer and burying him in a concrete tomb has been jailed for life. | A man convicted of murdering his friend by bludgeoning him to death with a hammer and burying him in a concrete tomb has been jailed for life. |
Sebastian Bendou, 36, was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years at Preston Crown Court after Christophe Borgye, 35, was killed in Ellesmere Port in May 2009. | Sebastian Bendou, 36, was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years at Preston Crown Court after Christophe Borgye, 35, was killed in Ellesmere Port in May 2009. |
Bendou led police to the "grisly tomb" in 2013, and then admitted to his killing by diminished responsibility. | Bendou led police to the "grisly tomb" in 2013, and then admitted to his killing by diminished responsibility. |
Money was likely to be the motive, prosecutors said. | Money was likely to be the motive, prosecutors said. |
'Strange influence' | 'Strange influence' |
Bendou's friend Dominik Kocher, 35, was also convicted of murder. He was sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years at an earlier hearing, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. | Bendou's friend Dominik Kocher, 35, was also convicted of murder. He was sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years at an earlier hearing, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. |
The pair killed the flight attendant and put him in the outbuilding of the house all three shared with Manuel Wagner in Hylton Court, Ellesmere Port. | |
The CPS said they wrapped the body in a tarpaulin, built a low wall of bricks around it and encased it in thick concrete. | |
Prosecutors said during the house share, Kocher began to "exert a strange influence over the men and appeared to control their finances". | Prosecutors said during the house share, Kocher began to "exert a strange influence over the men and appeared to control their finances". |
Richard Riley, senior crown prosecutor, said: "Borgye and Bendou had their wages paid into Kocher's account and, in return, he seems to have managed their affairs. | Richard Riley, senior crown prosecutor, said: "Borgye and Bendou had their wages paid into Kocher's account and, in return, he seems to have managed their affairs. |
"We may never know the reason why Bendou and Kocher killed Mr Borgye on that fateful day - the picture is too murky. But it seems likely that money was at the heart of it." | |
After the killing, Bendou, Kocher and Mr Wagner, who were all French, left the area and settled in Scotland. | |
But in May last year, Bendou contacted Cheshire Police and led officers to Mr Borgye's body. | |
A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Borgye, who was originally from Ronchen in France and moved to the UK in 2007, died from a series of hammer blows to his head. | A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Borgye, who was originally from Ronchen in France and moved to the UK in 2007, died from a series of hammer blows to his head. |
Bendou was sectioned under the Mental Health Act after his confession but he was later classed as fit to stand trial for murder. | Bendou was sectioned under the Mental Health Act after his confession but he was later classed as fit to stand trial for murder. |
Mr Wagner, 26, was found not guilty of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial. | Mr Wagner, 26, was found not guilty of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial. |
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