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Majella Lynch: man found guilty of murder after 'perverted sexual assault' Majella Lynch: man found guilty of murder after 'perverted sexual assault'
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A man has been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable woman by carrying out a “perverted sexual assault” in which a shampoo bottle was forced into her abdominal cavity.A man has been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable woman by carrying out a “perverted sexual assault” in which a shampoo bottle was forced into her abdominal cavity.
Majella Lynch, 51, suffered a fatal infection and died in hospital after the “sadistic” attack by Daniel McBride, 43, at her basement flat in Southampton.Majella Lynch, 51, suffered a fatal infection and died in hospital after the “sadistic” attack by Daniel McBride, 43, at her basement flat in Southampton.
The details of the attack were so shocking that a juror hearing the trial at Winchester crown court fainted when the prosecution opened the case.The details of the attack were so shocking that a juror hearing the trial at Winchester crown court fainted when the prosecution opened the case.
Lynch was taken to hospital on the morning of Good Friday last year after she was found by a support worker suffering “severe abdominal pain”.Lynch was taken to hospital on the morning of Good Friday last year after she was found by a support worker suffering “severe abdominal pain”.
Medical staff examined her and found a full 400ml shampoo bottle in her abdominal cavity. The bottle was removed but she died two days later. She was too frightened to say what had happened to her but told a nurse that she had been assaulted.Medical staff examined her and found a full 400ml shampoo bottle in her abdominal cavity. The bottle was removed but she died two days later. She was too frightened to say what had happened to her but told a nurse that she had been assaulted.
CCTV footage caught McBride going down the steps of Lynch’s flat on the night of the attack. He initially denied he had been there or knew Lynch but when confronted with forensic evidence proving he must have been he changed his story and said he had gone to her aid after hearing her calls for help.CCTV footage caught McBride going down the steps of Lynch’s flat on the night of the attack. He initially denied he had been there or knew Lynch but when confronted with forensic evidence proving he must have been he changed his story and said he had gone to her aid after hearing her calls for help.
The day before the attack, McBride, a habitual cocaine user and an addict of hardcore pornography, split up with his girlfriend. The court heard that two women had turned down his sexual advances that night before he went to Lynch’s flat.The day before the attack, McBride, a habitual cocaine user and an addict of hardcore pornography, split up with his girlfriend. The court heard that two women had turned down his sexual advances that night before he went to Lynch’s flat.
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In court Lynch was portrayed as a vulnerable person with a drink problem who led a chaotic lifestyle. Support workers had given her the shampoo bottle to help with her personal hygiene. Because she was lonely, she would invite passersby into her home at all hours of the night.In court Lynch was portrayed as a vulnerable person with a drink problem who led a chaotic lifestyle. Support workers had given her the shampoo bottle to help with her personal hygiene. Because she was lonely, she would invite passersby into her home at all hours of the night.
McBride, who is also from Southampton, had denied murder.McBride, who is also from Southampton, had denied murder.