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| L-R: Kirsty Edmondson Christopher Sawyers |
A couple have been accused of murdering a former history
teacher by injecting him with a lethal dose of heroin then afterwards
proudly took 'selfies' next to the deceased.
23-year-old
Kirsty Edmondson and her boyfriend 35-year old Christopher Sawyers were
reported to have committed the crime on December 28 2013 after the
deceased, Kenneth Chapman met up with the couple and they went back to
his flat in Eccles, Greater Manchester, took drugs and when the victim
fell unconscious the suspects administered the deceased with a lethal
dose despite his comatose and intoxicated state, and they did so without
his consent.
According to the Prosection, Tony Cross QC who told
the court that they took over his house, from having sex on the
deceased's bed and filming it while they lived with the corpse for up to
a week in his apartment also said:
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| Deceased, Kenneth Chapman |
In
the 15 days between the death of Mr Chapman and the discovery of his
body these two defendants began to steal what they could from him – his
TV, computer and from his bank account to purchase goods using a variety
of different fraudulent methods.
''They even texting his sister pretending to be him to borrow money. These were callous and despicable actions.
"They
began within hours of Kenneth Chapman's death and continued for days as
the two defendants lived in the flat carrying on their lives whilst Mr
Chapman lay dead.
"So twisted were their actions that they even took selfies of them enjoying themselves in the very same room as the cadaver.
"They took 'selfies' in the very room where he lay rotting. These photos are trophy photos – two people proud of their work.
"They had sex in his bed and filmed it. They stole and committed fraud.
"Attempts
were made to order goods via Amazon, top up mobile phones and pay
forged cheques into Sawyers' bank account. "This was how they lived
their lives – using his home, car and property as their own.
"They did so because as Christopher Sawyers was later to tell witnesses – he wanted to 'off' him. To kill him. To end his life."
The
lovers were arrested after a visit to a family friend on New Year Eve
who noticed that Edmondson had a ‘terrible cut’ on her arm but rather
Sawyers who apparently got away with the murder of another victim, a
former account, Peter Clark 17 months before killing Kenneth Chapman
boasted saying: 'if you think that is unattractive, look at this. I will show you a photo of a corpse.'
The
couple moved out of the deceased's property on January 3 and Mr
Chapman’s body was found on January 12 by the Police who were called in
with tests showing he had been injected with a lethal dose of heroin.
The suspects, however, denied killing the deceased. The trial continues.
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