Barmouth: David Redfern guilty of bed mix-up murder

A antheral has been recovered blameworthy of murdering a 71-year-old who mistook his location for a B&B and got into his bed.

Margaret Barnes, from Birmingham, died pursuing the attack past July portion she was visiting Barmouth, successful Gwynedd.

David Redfern, 46, recovered Mrs Barnes dormant successful his chamber and dragged her downstairs by her feet earlier kicking and stamping connected her.

Redfern denied execution but was recovered blameworthy aft a proceedings astatine Caernarfon Crown Court.

Mrs Barnes had been retired drinking with friends she was visiting successful Barmouth and had been readying to enactment astatine a B&B connected Marine Parade, wherever Redfern lived.

She mistakenly went into Redfern's location and gone consecutive to a chamber wherever she fell asleep.

Prosecutor Michael Jones described that determination arsenic a "mistake that yet outgo her her life".

After returning location and uncovering Mrs Barnes successful his bed, Redfern, who had self-confessed choler issues, removed Mrs Barnes from the furniture and pulled her downstairs by her ankles.

Redfern, a 6ft 1in (1.85m) antheral who weighed 21 chromatic (133kg), past kicked and stamped connected Mrs Barnes, breaking a fig of her ribs.

A post-mortem introspection recovered she had a traumatic liver wounded and extended interior bleeding.

"You bash not expect to find idiosyncratic other successful your bed. I conscionable wanted to get this unusual pistillate retired of the house."

In CCTV footage besides shown to the assemblage Redfern is heard aft the onslaught telling his partner: "I didn't mean to termination her".

His spouse replied: "You could person conscionable escorted her out. It's an aged lady."

Redfern volition beryllium sentenced connected Friday.