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| Barmouth: David Redfern guilty of bed mix-up murder | Barmouth: David Redfern guilty of bed mix-up murder |
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| Margaret Barnes died in the street following the attack in Barmouth, Gwynedd, last July | Margaret Barnes died in the street following the attack in Barmouth, Gwynedd, last July |
| A man has been found guilty of murdering a 71-year-old who mistook his home for a B&B and got into his bed. | A man has been found guilty of murdering a 71-year-old who mistook his home for a B&B and got into his bed. |
| Margaret Barnes, from Birmingham, died following the attack last July while she was visiting Barmouth, in Gwynedd. | Margaret Barnes, from Birmingham, died following the attack last July while she was visiting Barmouth, in Gwynedd. |
| David Redfern, 46, found Mrs Barnes asleep in his bedroom and dragged her downstairs by her feet before kicking and stamping on her. | David Redfern, 46, found Mrs Barnes asleep in his bedroom and dragged her downstairs by her feet before kicking and stamping on her. |
| Redfern denied murder but was found guilty after a trial at Caernarfon Crown Court. | Redfern denied murder but was found guilty after a trial at Caernarfon Crown Court. |
| Mrs Barnes had been out drinking with friends she was visiting in Barmouth and had been planning to stay at a B&B on Marine Parade, where Redfern lived. | Mrs Barnes had been out drinking with friends she was visiting in Barmouth and had been planning to stay at a B&B on Marine Parade, where Redfern lived. |
| She mistakenly went into Redfern's house and gone straight to a bedroom where she fell asleep. | She mistakenly went into Redfern's house and gone straight to a bedroom where she fell asleep. |
| Prosecutor Michael Jones described that decision as a "mistake that ultimately cost her her life". | Prosecutor Michael Jones described that decision as a "mistake that ultimately cost her her life". |
| David Redfern found Mrs Barnes in his bedroom, dragged her downstairs and kicked and stamped on her | |
| After returning home and finding Mrs Barnes in his bed, Redfern, who had self-confessed anger issues, removed Mrs Barnes from the bed and pulled her downstairs by her ankles. | After returning home and finding Mrs Barnes in his bed, Redfern, who had self-confessed anger issues, removed Mrs Barnes from the bed and pulled her downstairs by her ankles. |
| Redfern, a 6ft 1in (1.85m) man who weighed 21 stone (133kg), then kicked and stamped on Mrs Barnes, breaking a number of her ribs. | Redfern, a 6ft 1in (1.85m) man who weighed 21 stone (133kg), then kicked and stamped on Mrs Barnes, breaking a number of her ribs. |
| She died at the scene. | She died at the scene. |
| A post-mortem examination found she had a traumatic liver injury and extensive internal bleeding. | A post-mortem examination found she had a traumatic liver injury and extensive internal bleeding. |
| Redfern denied murdering Mrs Barnes at the B&B but was found guilty after a trial | |
| In police bodycam footage shown during the trial, Redfern said: "I threw her out the bedroom, dragged her down the stairs by her ankles and threw her out the door. | In police bodycam footage shown during the trial, Redfern said: "I threw her out the bedroom, dragged her down the stairs by her ankles and threw her out the door. |
| "You do not expect to find someone else in your bed. I just wanted to get this strange woman out of the house." | "You do not expect to find someone else in your bed. I just wanted to get this strange woman out of the house." |
| In CCTV footage also shown to the jury Redfern is heard after the attack telling his partner: "I didn't mean to kill her". | In CCTV footage also shown to the jury Redfern is heard after the attack telling his partner: "I didn't mean to kill her". |
| His partner replied: "You could have just escorted her out. It's an old lady." | His partner replied: "You could have just escorted her out. It's an old lady." |
| Redfern will be sentenced on Friday. | Redfern will be sentenced on Friday. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Barmouth | Barmouth |
| Caernarfon | Caernarfon |