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Nephew jailed for double murder Nephew jailed for double murder
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A man who admitted murdering his elderly uncle and aunt must serve at least 25 years in jail.A man who admitted murdering his elderly uncle and aunt must serve at least 25 years in jail.
Richard John Barlow, 29, of Heath Road, Staffordshire, killed Bill Barlow, 78, and his wife Joyce, 65. Richard John Barlow, 29, of Heath Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, killed Bill Barlow, 78, and his wife Joyce, 65.
Barlow had "snapped" and carried out the attack, which was the "culmination of a long-running family argument," Stafford Crown Court heard.Barlow had "snapped" and carried out the attack, which was the "culmination of a long-running family argument," Stafford Crown Court heard.
The bodies of his aunt and uncle were found at a scrapyard in Uttoxeter, Staffs, on 26 October. The bodies of his aunt and uncle were discovered at a scrapyard in Uttoxeter on 26 October.
The couple, who suffered head injuries, lived in a bungalow within the yard's grounds on Ashbourne Road.The couple, who suffered head injuries, lived in a bungalow within the yard's grounds on Ashbourne Road.
Judge Simon Tonking told Barlow: "I have been dealing with a very tragic case in which two much-loved and well-respected people lost their lives wholly unnecessarily, in truly terrible circumstances."Judge Simon Tonking told Barlow: "I have been dealing with a very tragic case in which two much-loved and well-respected people lost their lives wholly unnecessarily, in truly terrible circumstances."
'Padlock' fury'Padlock' fury
The feud between two sides of the family had arisen from a dispute over the proceeds of land which had been sold.The feud between two sides of the family had arisen from a dispute over the proceeds of land which had been sold.
Bill and Joyce Barlow were married for 10 yearsBill and Joyce Barlow were married for 10 years
Christopher Hotten QC, prosecuting, told the court that despite the feud, Richard Barlow was in regular contact with the couple as he kept cows and geese on a field which he accessed through the scrapyard.Christopher Hotten QC, prosecuting, told the court that despite the feud, Richard Barlow was in regular contact with the couple as he kept cows and geese on a field which he accessed through the scrapyard.
After the attack, part of which was captured on CCTV, Barlow fed his animals, called members of his family to tell them what he had done and dialled 999.After the attack, part of which was captured on CCTV, Barlow fed his animals, called members of his family to tell them what he had done and dialled 999.
He told the emergency operator he had "killed my aunt and uncle" by smashing "their heads in with a drive shaft", the court heard.He told the emergency operator he had "killed my aunt and uncle" by smashing "their heads in with a drive shaft", the court heard.
Barlow told the operator he snapped after the couple put a padlock on the gate to the yard which he said obstructed his access to the field.Barlow told the operator he snapped after the couple put a padlock on the gate to the yard which he said obstructed his access to the field.
He then waited at the scrapyard and was arrested by police.He then waited at the scrapyard and was arrested by police.