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Bristol abattoir workers guilty of 'sadistic' double murder | Bristol abattoir workers guilty of 'sadistic' double murder |
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Ionut-Valentin Boboc (left) and Jacob-Bebe Chers repeadedly stabbed then mutilated their victims' bodies | Ionut-Valentin Boboc (left) and Jacob-Bebe Chers repeadedly stabbed then mutilated their victims' bodies |
Two abattoir workers are facing life sentences for the "sadistic" murder and mutilation of two men. | Two abattoir workers are facing life sentences for the "sadistic" murder and mutilation of two men. |
Ionut-Valentin Boboc, 22, and Jacob-Bebe Chers, 46, repeatedly stabbed Denzil McKenzie and Fahad Pramanik in Bristol on 11 September 2021. | Ionut-Valentin Boboc, 22, and Jacob-Bebe Chers, 46, repeatedly stabbed Denzil McKenzie and Fahad Pramanik in Bristol on 11 September 2021. |
Boboc admitted murdering Mr McKenzie but denied the killing of Mr Pramanik, while Chers denied both murders. | Boboc admitted murdering Mr McKenzie but denied the killing of Mr Pramanik, while Chers denied both murders. |
They were convicted of all counts against them at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday following a month-long trial. | They were convicted of all counts against them at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday following a month-long trial. |
They will both be sentenced for two counts of murder on 21 December at the same court. | They will both be sentenced for two counts of murder on 21 December at the same court. |
'House of horrors' | 'House of horrors' |
The bodies of the two victims were found at Mr McKenzie's address on Wood Street, Easton, on 12 September by police after a 999 call from a member of Boboc's family. | The bodies of the two victims were found at Mr McKenzie's address on Wood Street, Easton, on 12 September by police after a 999 call from a member of Boboc's family. |
Officers described the scene as "a house of horrors". | Officers described the scene as "a house of horrors". |
Extensive injuries had been inflicted on the bodies after death and the defendants had tried to cover their tracks by spraying thick black car paint around the house. | Extensive injuries had been inflicted on the bodies after death and the defendants had tried to cover their tracks by spraying thick black car paint around the house. |
The two defendants, from Hillfields, had met Mr McKenzie, 56, through their work at an abattoir near Bristol, where their job involved making incisions in the bellies of pigs. | The two defendants, from Hillfields, had met Mr McKenzie, 56, through their work at an abattoir near Bristol, where their job involved making incisions in the bellies of pigs. |
They would sometimes drink together at his house. | They would sometimes drink together at his house. |
The bodies were found at a house on Wood Street in Easton | The bodies were found at a house on Wood Street in Easton |
Mr Pramanik, 27, was unknown to either defendant, and had been visiting Mr McKenzie from London on the night of the murders. | Mr Pramanik, 27, was unknown to either defendant, and had been visiting Mr McKenzie from London on the night of the murders. |
Investigators believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the night he was killed. | Investigators believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the night he was killed. |
Prosecutor Kevin Dent KC described the way the bodies had been mutilated as a "a gruesome echo" of the two defendants' butchery work. | Prosecutor Kevin Dent KC described the way the bodies had been mutilated as a "a gruesome echo" of the two defendants' butchery work. |
Text messages between Boboc and Mr McKenzie revealed the defendant had repeatedly sought loans from the victim. | Text messages between Boboc and Mr McKenzie revealed the defendant had repeatedly sought loans from the victim. |
Fahad Pramanik was believed to have been 'in the wrong place at the wrong time' | Fahad Pramanik was believed to have been 'in the wrong place at the wrong time' |
The messages suggest Mr McKenzie had sought sexual favours from Boboc in exchange. | The messages suggest Mr McKenzie had sought sexual favours from Boboc in exchange. |
On the night of the killings, the court heard Boboc tricked Mr McKenzie into allowing him and Chers into his home by claiming he had a special "gift" for him. | On the night of the killings, the court heard Boboc tricked Mr McKenzie into allowing him and Chers into his home by claiming he had a special "gift" for him. |
The two defendants were caught on CCTV walking towards Mr McKenzie's home at 20:30 BST, then returning the same way at about 23:00. | The two defendants were caught on CCTV walking towards Mr McKenzie's home at 20:30 BST, then returning the same way at about 23:00. |
On the return journey, they were apparently staggering under the weight of goods stolen from Mr McKenzie's house including jewellery and electronics, the court heard. | On the return journey, they were apparently staggering under the weight of goods stolen from Mr McKenzie's house including jewellery and electronics, the court heard. |
Further CCTV footage showed the two men dumping some of the stolen items in the Coombe Brook nature reserve in Speedwell, north east Bristol. | Further CCTV footage showed the two men dumping some of the stolen items in the Coombe Brook nature reserve in Speedwell, north east Bristol. |
Chers was also captured putting some of the goods in a bin at a carwash and cleaning his vehicle thoroughly on the morning after the murders. | Chers was also captured putting some of the goods in a bin at a carwash and cleaning his vehicle thoroughly on the morning after the murders. |
The pair were arrested when Boboc told his family what he and Chers had done. | The pair were arrested when Boboc told his family what he and Chers had done. |
'Sadistic and cruel' | 'Sadistic and cruel' |
They initially thought he was joking or drunk, but later decided to call the police. | They initially thought he was joking or drunk, but later decided to call the police. |
Neither defendant gave evidence in their defence. | Neither defendant gave evidence in their defence. |
Following the verdicts, Det Ch Insp Mark Almond described the murders as "sadistic, senseless and cruel". | Following the verdicts, Det Ch Insp Mark Almond described the murders as "sadistic, senseless and cruel". |
He said: "This has been a highly distressing investigation, especially for the families of Denzil and Fahad, who've had to endure the terrible ordeal of hearing how their loved ones were murdered. | He said: "This has been a highly distressing investigation, especially for the families of Denzil and Fahad, who've had to endure the terrible ordeal of hearing how their loved ones were murdered. |
"While we may never know why these defendants chose to murder two innocent men, it remains abundantly clear they both have a dangerous propensity for violence and cruelty, and our communities are a safer place with them behind bars." | "While we may never know why these defendants chose to murder two innocent men, it remains abundantly clear they both have a dangerous propensity for violence and cruelty, and our communities are a safer place with them behind bars." |
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