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Man jailed over house raid murder Man jailed over house raid murder
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A teenage burglar who battered a mother of two to death in her own home while wearing an electronic tag has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years. A burglar who battered a mother of two to death in her own home while wearing an electronic tag has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years.
Lloyd Edwards, 19, had been convicted at Kingston Crown Court of murdering Laila Rezk, 51, who was found at her home in Kingston Vale in 2006.Lloyd Edwards, 19, had been convicted at Kingston Crown Court of murdering Laila Rezk, 51, who was found at her home in Kingston Vale in 2006.
Edwards was issued with a tag when he was released early from an 18-month Detention and Training Order.Edwards was issued with a tag when he was released early from an 18-month Detention and Training Order.
Edwards, of south-west London, admitted manslaughter but had denied murder.Edwards, of south-west London, admitted manslaughter but had denied murder.
teenager, who had a string of previous convictions, had been in trouble withpolice since the age of 10 and carried out a raid on another house just twoweeks after leaving Mrs Rezk for dead. The teenager, who had a string of previous convictions, had been in trouble with police since the age of 10 and carried out a raid on another house just two weeks after leaving Mrs Rezk for dead.
On curfewOn curfew
It emerged following the trial that Edwards had been released two months earlyfrom a young offenders' institute where he was serving part of an 18-monthdetention and training order for a previous offence. It emerged following the trial that Edwards had been released two months early from a young offenders' institute where he was serving part of an 18-month detention and training order for a previous offence.
He was fitted with an electronic tag and on a curfew but after drinking all dayon November 29 last year, he entered Mrs Rezk's home as she prepared a familydinner and launched a violent attack when she screamed. He was fitted with an electronic tag and on a curfew but after drinking all day on November 29 last year, he entered Mrs Rezk's home as she prepared a family dinner and launched a violent attack when she screamed.
Laila Rezk died the day after the attack in her London homeLaila Rezk died the day after the attack in her London home
She was left with severe brain damage and her injuries suggested she had beenpunched a number of times and her head smashed against a wall. She was left with severe brain damage and her injuries suggested she had been punched a number of times and her head smashed against a wall.
She was still breathing when daughter Dina, a PhD student at Girton College,Cambridge, who was then 22, and son Tamer, a medical student aged 20, walked inthrough the open doorway. She was still breathing when daughter Dina, a PhD student at Girton College, Cambridge, who was then 22, and son Tamer, a medical student aged 20, walked in through the open doorway.
The court heard her daughter "could not recognise her mother's face" becauseof her injuries, which were so severe that paramedics thought a weapon must havebeen used. The court heard her daughter "could not recognise her mother's face" because of her injuries, which were so severe that paramedics thought a weapon must have been used.
She was taken to hospital but had fallen into a coma from which she neverrecovered. She was taken to hospital but had fallen into a coma from which she never recovered.
Print on keyPrint on key
A single thumbprint on a bent front door key on a bunch recovered from a lockat the home matched that of Edwards from Roehampton, south west London. A single thumbprint on a bent front door key on a bunch recovered from a lock at the home matched that of Edwards from Roehampton, south west London.
He later told police he pulled his sleeves over his hands when he went aroundthe house. He later told police he pulled his sleeves over his hands when he went around the house.
He denied unlocking the door with the key but officers believe thatin his agitation, his jumper slipped from his hands, leaving the print on thekey. He denied unlocking the door with the key but officers believe that in his agitation, his jumper slipped from his hands, leaving the print on the key.
When police arrested him, they seized a pair of Nike Huarache trainers whichmatched footmarks left at the scene. When police arrested him, they seized a pair of Nike Huarache trainers which matched footmarks left at the scene.
The trainers were found to have LailaRezk's blood on them.
Edwards told officers that he trained as a boxer and kept himself fit but, evenso, he did not think he had seriously hurt Mrs Rezk.
The court heard that the injury that killed Mrs Rezk was likely to be the"hyper-extension" of the neck as her head was forced back by a blow, causingcatastrophic damage to her brain stem.