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| Three men jailed for murder of convicted child rapist | Three men jailed for murder of convicted child rapist |
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| Three men have been given life sentences for the murder of a convicted child rapist. | Three men have been given life sentences for the murder of a convicted child rapist. |
| Geoffrey Reed, 57, was beaten to death in his ground floor flat in Bournemouth, Dorset, by half brothers Stuart and Lee Wareham and Benjamin Walter. | Geoffrey Reed, 57, was beaten to death in his ground floor flat in Bournemouth, Dorset, by half brothers Stuart and Lee Wareham and Benjamin Walter. |
| Mr Justice Griffith Williams told Stuart Wareham, 26, he would serve a minimum of 20 years behind bars as he was the driving force behind the killing. | Mr Justice Griffith Williams told Stuart Wareham, 26, he would serve a minimum of 20 years behind bars as he was the driving force behind the killing. |
| The other two men were given minimum terms of 18 years each at Winchester crown court on Thursday for what the judge said was a "terrifying attack" on 7 June last year. | The other two men were given minimum terms of 18 years each at Winchester crown court on Thursday for what the judge said was a "terrifying attack" on 7 June last year. |
| Frail Reed, who allowed the men to stay or visit his flat, suffered "enormous injuries" with fractures to his head, ribs and sternum and a broken neck, the trial was told. | Frail Reed, who allowed the men to stay or visit his flat, suffered "enormous injuries" with fractures to his head, ribs and sternum and a broken neck, the trial was told. |
| After the murder Stuart Wareham boasted in a letter from prison: "There's one more paedo off the street so he can't prey on any more little kids." | After the murder Stuart Wareham boasted in a letter from prison: "There's one more paedo off the street so he can't prey on any more little kids." |
| During the four-week trial the jury heard that Stuart Wareham found paperwork showing Reed had served 10 years for four counts of rape of two vulnerable victims – one of them a child. | During the four-week trial the jury heard that Stuart Wareham found paperwork showing Reed had served 10 years for four counts of rape of two vulnerable victims – one of them a child. |
| The prosecution said this was a motive in the murder and also that the men wanted Reed's benefits. | The prosecution said this was a motive in the murder and also that the men wanted Reed's benefits. |
| After the fatal attack, the trio put eight-stone Reed in a suitcase that the jury saw Stuart Wareham on CCTV carry one-handed out of the flat. | After the fatal attack, the trio put eight-stone Reed in a suitcase that the jury saw Stuart Wareham on CCTV carry one-handed out of the flat. |
| Stuart Wareham then asked his sister to drive him and Benjamin Walter, 22, to their grandmother's house in Lytchett Matravers – 13 miles away – and said there was a dead dog in the suitcase he wanted to bury there. | Stuart Wareham then asked his sister to drive him and Benjamin Walter, 22, to their grandmother's house in Lytchett Matravers – 13 miles away – and said there was a dead dog in the suitcase he wanted to bury there. |
| Meanwhile Lee Wareham, 33, left the house with several bags and dumped Reed's clothes while the other men buried him in a shallow grave. | Meanwhile Lee Wareham, 33, left the house with several bags and dumped Reed's clothes while the other men buried him in a shallow grave. |
| Another man, Danny Anderson, was living in the flat and he called police three days later, fearing the men had killed Reed. | Another man, Danny Anderson, was living in the flat and he called police three days later, fearing the men had killed Reed. |
| Specialist dogs found him buried in woodland. Each man blamed the others for the killing and each had shown no remorse for the murder, the court was told. | Specialist dogs found him buried in woodland. Each man blamed the others for the killing and each had shown no remorse for the murder, the court was told. |
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