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| Boss killer will serve 30 years | Boss killer will serve 30 years |
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| A lorry driver who tortured then murdered his boss and also tried to kill three other men will serve at least 30 years of a life sentence. | A lorry driver who tortured then murdered his boss and also tried to kill three other men will serve at least 30 years of a life sentence. |
| Russell Carter, 53, from Cardiff, killed Kingsley Monk and attempted to kill three more staff at the Driverline 247 offices in New Inn, Pontypool. | Russell Carter, 53, from Cardiff, killed Kingsley Monk and attempted to kill three more staff at the Driverline 247 offices in New Inn, Pontypool. |
| Carter, who has US/British citizenship, already had two armed robbery convictions in the United States. | Carter, who has US/British citizenship, already had two armed robbery convictions in the United States. |
| A judge at Newport Crown Court said the murder was "frenzied and horrific." | A judge at Newport Crown Court said the murder was "frenzied and horrific." |
| Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Nicholas Cooke QC said Carter was "thoroughly bad". | Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Nicholas Cooke QC said Carter was "thoroughly bad". |
| He said Carter would be 83 when he qualifies for parole. | He said Carter would be 83 when he qualifies for parole. |
| "This sentence could lead to you dying in prison," he said. | "This sentence could lead to you dying in prison," he said. |
| "These crimes were acts of callous wickedness, cruelty and inhumanity which beggar belief. | "These crimes were acts of callous wickedness, cruelty and inhumanity which beggar belief. |
| "You were prepared to kill - then burn to cover your tracks." | "You were prepared to kill - then burn to cover your tracks." |
| The court was told Kingsley Monk was probably strangled with his own tie. | |
| During his trial, the jury was told how Carter murdered Mr Monk, 45, by strangling him, probably with his own tie. | During his trial, the jury was told how Carter murdered Mr Monk, 45, by strangling him, probably with his own tie. |
| He also tied up three Driverline 247 workers, Gethin Heal, Nathan Taylor and Robert Lewis, as they arrived for work. | He also tied up three Driverline 247 workers, Gethin Heal, Nathan Taylor and Robert Lewis, as they arrived for work. |
| They were doused in fuel as Carter demanded thousands of pounds he claimed he was owed by the company. | They were doused in fuel as Carter demanded thousands of pounds he claimed he was owed by the company. |
| As the money was about to be transferred, Mr Monk attacked Carter who responded eventually knocking Mr Monk unconscious. | As the money was about to be transferred, Mr Monk attacked Carter who responded eventually knocking Mr Monk unconscious. |
| Carter later told police he repeatedly kicked and hit Mr Monk with a piece of pipe before murdering him. | Carter later told police he repeatedly kicked and hit Mr Monk with a piece of pipe before murdering him. |
| Mr Heal told the trial of Mr Monk's "haunting" screams. | Mr Heal told the trial of Mr Monk's "haunting" screams. |
| "Kingsley was screaming for us to help him... It was terrible," he said. | "Kingsley was screaming for us to help him... It was terrible," he said. |
| He described how he heard Carter escape before hearing the sounds of a fire in the Driverline 247 office. | He described how he heard Carter escape before hearing the sounds of a fire in the Driverline 247 office. |
| He struggled to free himself - and found Mr Monk's body on the office floor. | He struggled to free himself - and found Mr Monk's body on the office floor. |
| Mr Heal and the two other workmates managed to escape the building before the fire spread | Mr Heal and the two other workmates managed to escape the building before the fire spread |
| Police believe it was always Carter's intention to kill his three other victims. | Police believe it was always Carter's intention to kill his three other victims. |
| In his sentencing, the judge continued: "Your intention was to kill and you killed. Your intention was evil, the fate you wanted for the three survivors was horrific. | In his sentencing, the judge continued: "Your intention was to kill and you killed. Your intention was evil, the fate you wanted for the three survivors was horrific. |
| "It showed your unfeeling cruelty. You wanted them to die either by being burned alive or asphyxiated as they lay bound and helpless. | "It showed your unfeeling cruelty. You wanted them to die either by being burned alive or asphyxiated as they lay bound and helpless. |
| "You intended a terrible end to those who had done you no harm. This identifies you as both extremely dangerous and thoroughly bad." | "You intended a terrible end to those who had done you no harm. This identifies you as both extremely dangerous and thoroughly bad." |
| Gethin Heal, who was tied up and threatened at gunpoint, says he wishes he could have done more to save boss Kingsley Monk | |
| Carter's defence was to admit manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Carter's defence was to admit manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| But the jury dismissed any suggestion that Carter had never been fully in control of his actions. | But the jury dismissed any suggestion that Carter had never been fully in control of his actions. |
| After the verdict was returned the jury heard details of Carter's armed robbery convictions in America. | After the verdict was returned the jury heard details of Carter's armed robbery convictions in America. |
| In 1985 he and a woman held up a Californian bank using a toy gun. | In 1985 he and a woman held up a Californian bank using a toy gun. |
| 'Vicious and sadistic' | 'Vicious and sadistic' |
| Carter was caught within hours, tried and jailed for 20 years. | Carter was caught within hours, tried and jailed for 20 years. |
| He also had a conviction for first-degree aggravated robbery using a shotgun in Utah in 1979, relating to an attack on two men who had been sleeping in a car. | He also had a conviction for first-degree aggravated robbery using a shotgun in Utah in 1979, relating to an attack on two men who had been sleeping in a car. |
| The judge said Carter came to the UK as a parole-breaker but the authorities in Britain had no knowledge until the latest trial got under way. | The judge said Carter came to the UK as a parole-breaker but the authorities in Britain had no knowledge until the latest trial got under way. |
| In her victim impact statement to the court, Deborah Monk revealed that she is haunted by an image of her husband tied up every time she goes to sleep. | In her victim impact statement to the court, Deborah Monk revealed that she is haunted by an image of her husband tied up every time she goes to sleep. |
| She described the murder of her husband as "vicious and sadistic beyond belief" and said Carter had "totally devastated" her and her two sons' lives. | She described the murder of her husband as "vicious and sadistic beyond belief" and said Carter had "totally devastated" her and her two sons' lives. |
| Speaking outside court after Carter was sentenced, Mr Monk's stepfather Dennis Jones said: "If this man had the punishment that Kingsley's family has suffered, he would never see the light of day for a thousand years and that would be a minimum sentence." | Speaking outside court after Carter was sentenced, Mr Monk's stepfather Dennis Jones said: "If this man had the punishment that Kingsley's family has suffered, he would never see the light of day for a thousand years and that would be a minimum sentence." |
| Gethin Heal, one of Carter's victims who survived the ordeal, added: "It is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I just don't know when I will get over it. | Gethin Heal, one of Carter's victims who survived the ordeal, added: "It is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I just don't know when I will get over it. |
| "I honestly thought I was going to die and it just went on and on." | "I honestly thought I was going to die and it just went on and on." |
| Det Ch Insp Paul Griffiths, from Gwent Police, said: "Our thoughts remain with Kingsley's family and friends who live with the tragic consequences of Carter's actions for the rest of their lives. | Det Ch Insp Paul Griffiths, from Gwent Police, said: "Our thoughts remain with Kingsley's family and friends who live with the tragic consequences of Carter's actions for the rest of their lives. |
| "I would hope the sentencing of Carter and the knowledge that he has been taken out of society for a very long time will bring some closure, however small, to those who are suffering the loss of Kingsley. | "I would hope the sentencing of Carter and the knowledge that he has been taken out of society for a very long time will bring some closure, however small, to those who are suffering the loss of Kingsley. |
| "I would also hope it brings some closure to Kingsley's colleagues Bob, Gethin and Nathan, who were very brave throughout their ordeal and throughout the trial." | "I would also hope it brings some closure to Kingsley's colleagues Bob, Gethin and Nathan, who were very brave throughout their ordeal and throughout the trial." |