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| Tarot card reader tells of killer's Brighton seafront confession | |
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| A killer confessed to his housemate's murder during a tarot card reading as the devil card was dealt. | |
| Star Randel-Hanson killed Derick Marney, 70, at a flat in Vernon Terrace, Brighton, in May 2015. | Star Randel-Hanson killed Derick Marney, 70, at a flat in Vernon Terrace, Brighton, in May 2015. |
| He broke down and confessed to the murder 10 days later he went to tarot reader Jayne Braiden on Brighton seafront. | |
| She alerted police but was told it was a "non-emergency" so she waited an hour with the killer for an officer to come. | She alerted police but was told it was a "non-emergency" so she waited an hour with the killer for an officer to come. |
| Ms Braiden told BBC Radio 5 Live: "By the time we got to the devil card he broke down and started crying. | |
| "It's the first time I've dealt with murder before. It was a shock but you have to be professional and I needed to keep him calm." | |
| Mr Marney died from a six-inch (15cm) stab wound to his side, which punctured his vital organs. | |
| Sussex Police said it was "not clear" what motivated Randel-Hanson - who was jailed for life on 9 May - to carry out the murder. | |
| After gaining the defendant's trust, Ms Braiden asked him whether she could go outside to call the police. He agreed. | |
| Call 'mishandled' | |
| She said: "I explained [to the 999 operator] I was a tarot reader and told her a man had confessed to murder. | |
| "She told me it was a non-priority call and I needed to ring the non-emergency number. | |
| "Unfortunately they didn't believe me, but I'm not surprised at that." | |
| She said she then bought Randel-Hanson a drink from a shop next door and waited 55 minutes for police to arrive. | |
| Sussex Police later admitted the call had been given the wrong level of priority. | |
| A spokesman said it has been discussed with the call handler concerned and "suitable advice was given". |