A British tech worker who befriended an older couple then poisoned them with fentanyl has been sentenced to life in prison for murder.
A British tech worker who befriended and worked for an older couple, poisoned them with fentanyl and monitored their death with his cellphone was sentenced Friday to life in prison. The sentencing of Luke D’Wit, 34, came two days after he was found guilty of murder in the deaths of of Stephen Baxter, 61, and Carol Baxter, 64, last April at their home in West Mersea, 70 miles east of London. He won't be eligible for parole for at least 37 years.
Describing D'Wit's actions as “cruel and senseless,” Justice Nicholas Lavender handed down a life sentence, of which he must serve at least 37 years. He said he was sure that D’Wit extracted the fentanyl that killed the couple from patches which had been originally prescribed for his father, who died in 2021. “It’s distinctly possible what motivated you was a desire to control others,' he said.