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| Alison Morrison murder: Trevor Gibbon jailed for 28 years | Alison Morrison murder: Trevor Gibbon jailed for 28 years |
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| A man who murdered his neighbour in "a merciless act of vengeance" after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for 28 years. | A man who murdered his neighbour in "a merciless act of vengeance" after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for 28 years. |
| Trevor Gibbon stabbed Alison Morrison 33 times before fleeing the scene in Harrow, north-west London. | Trevor Gibbon stabbed Alison Morrison 33 times before fleeing the scene in Harrow, north-west London. |
| She named him as she lay dying in the street in December. | She named him as she lay dying in the street in December. |
| Sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Timothy Pontius said the murder "robbed a close-knit family of a devoted and caring wife, mother, sister and aunt." | Sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Timothy Pontius said the murder "robbed a close-knit family of a devoted and caring wife, mother, sister and aunt." |
| The judge, who described the killing as "brutal", added: "This was not a frenzied loss of control on the defendant's part but a merciless act of vengeance indubitably with the intent to kill Alison Morrison in the forefront of his mind." | The judge, who described the killing as "brutal", added: "This was not a frenzied loss of control on the defendant's part but a merciless act of vengeance indubitably with the intent to kill Alison Morrison in the forefront of his mind." |
| 'A bright light' | 'A bright light' |
| He said victim impact statements made clear how devastating her death had been for her husband Cedric and their son. | He said victim impact statements made clear how devastating her death had been for her husband Cedric and their son. |
| Mr Morrison had told the court: "A bright light has been extinguished forever." | Mr Morrison had told the court: "A bright light has been extinguished forever." |
| Gibbon, from Windsor Crescent, Harrow, denied murder but admitted the killing on the basis that he was "suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning". | Gibbon, from Windsor Crescent, Harrow, denied murder but admitted the killing on the basis that he was "suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning". |
| The jury rejected his defence and he was convicted of murder. | The jury rejected his defence and he was convicted of murder. |
| The court heard that the day before the killing Gibbon, 48, admitted harassing the family and was given a restraining order. | The court heard that the day before the killing Gibbon, 48, admitted harassing the family and was given a restraining order. |
| Skateboard complaint | Skateboard complaint |
| He had armed himself with two knives and ambushed Mrs Morrison from behind as she made her way to work as a senior manager at Which? the jury was told. | He had armed himself with two knives and ambushed Mrs Morrison from behind as she made her way to work as a senior manager at Which? the jury was told. |
| As she lay dying in the street near her home, Mrs Morrison, 45, told residents who went to help her: "Trevor Gibbon did this to me." | As she lay dying in the street near her home, Mrs Morrison, 45, told residents who went to help her: "Trevor Gibbon did this to me." |
| Gibbon fled the scene in his car but was picked up in Lincolnshire. | Gibbon fled the scene in his car but was picked up in Lincolnshire. |
| The court heard the trouble dated back to 2011 when Mrs Morrison, her husband Cedric and their teenage son moved next door to Gibbon and his partner. | The court heard the trouble dated back to 2011 when Mrs Morrison, her husband Cedric and their teenage son moved next door to Gibbon and his partner. |
| Gibbon complained about the noise from her son's skateboard before embarking upon a long campaign of harassment. | Gibbon complained about the noise from her son's skateboard before embarking upon a long campaign of harassment. |
| Mrs Morrison reported the harassment to the council and police and, in the days before she was killed, described in a written statement shown to the jury how "it got so bad" that she could not sleep properly and "felt it would never end." | Mrs Morrison reported the harassment to the council and police and, in the days before she was killed, described in a written statement shown to the jury how "it got so bad" that she could not sleep properly and "felt it would never end." |
| Ch Supt Simon Ovens said: "Nothing can bring back Alison Morrison or make up for her loss, but I am pleased today that the man responsible for her death has been brought to justice." |