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Joanna Dennehy accomplices convicted of helping killer dispose of bodies | Joanna Dennehy accomplices convicted of helping killer dispose of bodies |
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Two accomplices of the multiple killer Joanna Dennehy have been found guilty of helping her dispose of the bodies of her three murder victims. | Two accomplices of the multiple killer Joanna Dennehy have been found guilty of helping her dispose of the bodies of her three murder victims. |
A jury decided that Gary Stretch and Leslie Layton were willing participants in Dennehy's killing spree, during which she stabbed three men to death. Their barristers had argued that they had acted under duress, fearing they too would be attacked if they did not help. | A jury decided that Gary Stretch and Leslie Layton were willing participants in Dennehy's killing spree, during which she stabbed three men to death. Their barristers had argued that they had acted under duress, fearing they too would be attacked if they did not help. |
After the hearing Detective Chief Inspector Martin Brunning, who led the investigation, said the case had been one of the largest and most complex investigations in his 20 years' experience. | After the hearing Detective Chief Inspector Martin Brunning, who led the investigation, said the case had been one of the largest and most complex investigations in his 20 years' experience. |
"Joanna Dennehy is a sadistic serial killer with a fearsome personality. She manipulated these men into doing things she wanted. I am relieved she is facing a substantial period of time behind bars. | "Joanna Dennehy is a sadistic serial killer with a fearsome personality. She manipulated these men into doing things she wanted. I am relieved she is facing a substantial period of time behind bars. |
"Her accomplices not only fuelled her violence but also assisted her in these cruel crimes, by helping her dump their bodies." | "Her accomplices not only fuelled her violence but also assisted her in these cruel crimes, by helping her dump their bodies." |
Chris McCann of the CPS in the East of England, said: "Today's guilty verdicts prove that the two defendants were willing assistants in these murders and that they were not acting under duress, as they tried to claim. Both men willingly assisted Joanna Dennehy in disposing of the bodies of her three victims and in covering up the crimes she had committed. | Chris McCann of the CPS in the East of England, said: "Today's guilty verdicts prove that the two defendants were willing assistants in these murders and that they were not acting under duress, as they tried to claim. Both men willingly assisted Joanna Dennehy in disposing of the bodies of her three victims and in covering up the crimes she had committed. |
"They revelled in bringing suffering and misery upon their victims and showed no remorse for their atrocious acts. The fact that Leslie Layton photographed one of the deceased victims is testament to the warped nature of these crimes and those that committed them." | "They revelled in bringing suffering and misery upon their victims and showed no remorse for their atrocious acts. The fact that Leslie Layton photographed one of the deceased victims is testament to the warped nature of these crimes and those that committed them." |
The focus will now be back on Dennehy, 31, who is to be sentenced for the three murders and two attempted murders after unexpectedly pleading guilty to all five attacks. | The focus will now be back on Dennehy, 31, who is to be sentenced for the three murders and two attempted murders after unexpectedly pleading guilty to all five attacks. |
She will become one of the UK's most high-profile killers when her crimes are set out in detail for the first time at her sentencing hearing. | She will become one of the UK's most high-profile killers when her crimes are set out in detail for the first time at her sentencing hearing. |
During the trial of her accomplices, in Cambridge, she was compared to a character in a Shakespearean tragedy in which an evil deed – her first killing – triggers a series of other violent crimes. | During the trial of her accomplices, in Cambridge, she was compared to a character in a Shakespearean tragedy in which an evil deed – her first killing – triggers a series of other violent crimes. |
Dennehy is said to have revelled in the violence and enjoyed the notoriety of being Britain's most wanted person. While on the run, she compared herself and Stretch to the US robbers Bonnie and Clyde . | Dennehy is said to have revelled in the violence and enjoyed the notoriety of being Britain's most wanted person. While on the run, she compared herself and Stretch to the US robbers Bonnie and Clyde . |
A long-term user of drugs and alcohol, Dennehy has been diagnosed as suffering from paraphilia sadomasochism, a condition in which sexual excitement is derived from pain and humiliation. | A long-term user of drugs and alcohol, Dennehy has been diagnosed as suffering from paraphilia sadomasochism, a condition in which sexual excitement is derived from pain and humiliation. |
Dennehy, from Peterborough, has admitted the murders of the warehouse worker Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, her landlord and boss Kevin Lee, 48, and her housemate John Chapman, 56, over a 10-day period in March last year. Their bodies were all found in ditches in Cambridgeshire. | Dennehy, from Peterborough, has admitted the murders of the warehouse worker Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, her landlord and boss Kevin Lee, 48, and her housemate John Chapman, 56, over a 10-day period in March last year. Their bodies were all found in ditches in Cambridgeshire. |
After the three killings, she and Stretch drove 140 miles across the country to Hereford, where she attempted to murder two strangers. | After the three killings, she and Stretch drove 140 miles across the country to Hereford, where she attempted to murder two strangers. |
Stretch, 47, from Peterborough, had denied three charges of preventing the lawful burial of the three murder victims and two counts of attempted murder; the latter charges relate to the attacks in Hereford. | Stretch, 47, from Peterborough, had denied three charges of preventing the lawful burial of the three murder victims and two counts of attempted murder; the latter charges relate to the attacks in Hereford. |
Layton, 36, also from Peterborough, denied two counts of preventing the lawful burial of the bodies of Chapman and Lee, and perverting the course of justice. All four will be sentenced later. | Layton, 36, also from Peterborough, denied two counts of preventing the lawful burial of the bodies of Chapman and Lee, and perverting the course of justice. All four will be sentenced later. |
McCann said: "I hope the two victims and the families of Lukasz Slaboszewski, John Chapman and Kevin Lee can take some comfort from the fact that the perpetrators of these crimes have been brought to justice and will be punished for what they have done." | McCann said: "I hope the two victims and the families of Lukasz Slaboszewski, John Chapman and Kevin Lee can take some comfort from the fact that the perpetrators of these crimes have been brought to justice and will be punished for what they have done." |
Brunning added, "The actions of Dennehy and those who helped her have had a devastating impact on the families of those killed and the surviving victims." | |
"Two of the victims will live with what Dennehy has done for the rest of their lives. I hope today's convictions will provide them, and their families, with some closure." |