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Alexander Kerry jailed for Norwich murder of Pauline King Alexander Kerry jailed for Norwich murder of Pauline King
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A man who admitted the "vile murder" of an 82-year-old woman in her Norwich home has been jailed for life, with an order to serve 25 years and six months. A man whose father strangled his mother when he was a child has been jailed for life for battering an 82-year-old woman to death in a "gruesome" attack.
Pauline King, described by police as a "reclusive hermit", was found at The Avenues on 22 February. Pauline King, described by police as a "reclusive hermit", was found at her home in Norwich on 22 February.
Alexander Kerry, 23, of Kinghorn Road, Norwich, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court after he entered a guilty plea.Alexander Kerry, 23, of Kinghorn Road, Norwich, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court after he entered a guilty plea.
He denied a charge of sexual assault and the prosecution chose not to proceed on that count. Mr Justice Stuart-Smith ordered that Kerry serve at least 25 and a half years of the life sentence.
Ms King died as a result of a sustained assault with a knife and hammer during a burglary at her home, the court was told. Ms King died as a result of a sustained assault with a knife and hammer during a burglary at her home in The Avenues, where she lived alone, the court was told.
She lived alone in what police described as a "dilapidated" detached house and neighbours said she was a pleasant but reclusive woman.
Kerry was found later the same day wandering nearby streets covered in blood.Kerry was found later the same day wandering nearby streets covered in blood.
Det Sup Paul Durham described it as a "vile murder" which "sent a shudder of fear" through the community.Det Sup Paul Durham described it as a "vile murder" which "sent a shudder of fear" through the community.
Prosecutor Andrew Jackson said Kerry, desperate for money after drinking in a Norwich city centre pub, had broken into the home and beat Ms King to death.Prosecutor Andrew Jackson said Kerry, desperate for money after drinking in a Norwich city centre pub, had broken into the home and beat Ms King to death.
He then tried to set fire to the house to destroy the evidence, he said.He then tried to set fire to the house to destroy the evidence, he said.
The court heard he was left deeply damaged after his father murdered his mother as he and his brother slept at their home in 2002. Forensic examinations found Miss King suffered 80 separate injuries, including 27 to her head and face.
Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said he acted with "animal brutality" to murder Miss King and sexually abuse her dying body in an "act of desecration".Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said he acted with "animal brutality" to murder Miss King and sexually abuse her dying body in an "act of desecration".
He said: "Nothing begins to explain what you did to Pauline King. She must have suffered terribly." "This wasn't your first experience of violent death because when you were 10 years old your father murdered your mother while you slept in the house," he said.
Kerry had a criminal record including violence and disorderly behaviour dating back to his teens, he said. "Although it was thought at the time you coped well with that tragedy, it is quite clear that it remained with you and affected you ever since.
"But nothing begins to explain what you did to Pauline King on that night.
"She was a poor, elderly, defenceless and no doubt terrified lady who had done nothing except have the misfortune to be burgled by you."
Kerry had a criminal record including violence and disorderly behaviour dating back to his teens, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said.
He had recently been released from a psychiatric unit.
Jonathan Goodman, mitigating, said his client had "self-medicated" through alcohol and drugs following the almost "unimaginable" events of his childhood.Jonathan Goodman, mitigating, said his client had "self-medicated" through alcohol and drugs following the almost "unimaginable" events of his childhood.
His father Scott Kerry, then 35, was found guilty of murder and jailed for life in December 2002 after a jury heard he strangled his wife Heather Kerry, 33, to death in May that year.
Kerry denied a charge of sexual assault and the prosecution chose not to proceed on that count.