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| Kevin Chambers jailed after Llandudno door banging death | Kevin Chambers jailed after Llandudno door banging death |
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| A drug addict brandishing a hammer has been jailed after he frightened a woman in her own home so she suffered a heart attack and died. | |
| Kevin Chambers, 37, of Llandudno, admitted possessing an offensive weapon and damaging Carole Wall's door last September. | Kevin Chambers, 37, of Llandudno, admitted possessing an offensive weapon and damaging Carole Wall's door last September. |
| The hairdresser, 58, collapsed while dialling 999. | The hairdresser, 58, collapsed while dialling 999. |
| Chambers, jailed for two years, caused "sheer terror", Caernarfon Crown Court heard. | |
| He arrived at Ms Wall's door on 15 September last year at about 23:30 BST waving a hammer and claiming he was being chased by a man with a gun. | |
| Inside the house, Carol, her husband Peter and their son Neal, 33, were terrified. | |
| Mr Wall went to switch off the house lights but, as he did, his wife, who was making a 999 call, collapsed. | |
| 'Murdered his wife' | |
| It emerged later at her inquest that she unknowingly had extensive heart disease and the shock of what happened triggered a heart attack. | |
| On Thursday, the court was told Chambers had been in hospital with septicaemia, but had discharged himself and taken a cocktail of drugs to ease the pain. | |
| But, instead, they made him paranoid and caused him to believe he was being chased by a man with a gun. | |
| Sentencing, Judge David Hale said: "What a tragic series of events. Peter Wall is devastated by his loss. He will never forgive you. | |
| "As far as he's concerned, you've murdered his wife. | |
| "In law, you haven't. But your actions have had consequences, resulting in the death of Carol Wall that night." | |
| A victim impact statement written by Mr Wall and read out in court on his behalf revealed he had not returned to his home since his wife died. | |
| "I used to be happy-go-lucky with my wife by my side, but now I'm completely different," it said. | |
| "I don't have the same zest for life as I used to have. | |
| "I'm now facing the task of rebuilding my life without the only woman I've ever loved." |