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Three are guilty of lagoon murder | Three are guilty of lagoon murder |
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Three people have been found guilty of the murder of a man whose dismembered body was found in a Bedfordshire lake. | Three people have been found guilty of the murder of a man whose dismembered body was found in a Bedfordshire lake. |
The headless body of 26-year-old Michael Gilbert was found in the Blue Lagoon in Arlesey last May. | |
He had been tortured for his benefit money and kept as a slave by his attackers, Luton Crown Court heard. | |
James Watt, 27, his girlfriend Natasha Oldfield, 29, and his brother's girlfriend Nichola Roberts, 21, were convicted of his murder. | |
James's brother Robert Watt, 20, and his mother Jennifer Smith-Dennis were found guilty of familial homicide. | |
A third brother, Richard Watt, 25, had previously admitted familial homicide. | |
'Years of violence' | |
In addition, all were been found guilty of perverting the course of justice. | In addition, all were been found guilty of perverting the course of justice. |
Antonio Watt, the men's 70-year-old father, was found not guilty of the charges. | |
Mr Gilbert met James Watt when they were both 15 and living at a children's home, the court heard. | |
He was later introduced to the Watt family and went to live with them. | |
Mr Gilbert had been made to sleep handcuffed to a bed to stop him escaping and suffered years of violence before being killed, his body was dismembered and head cut off. | |
Two men discovered Mr Gilbert's torso, left forearm, severed hands and his lower legs and feet last May. | |
His knees, right forearm and head were missing but were later discovered in the lagoon. |