A KILLER brutally murdered a man before torching his home in a bid to cover up the crime.
crimeGary Meikle, 43, inflicted at least 54 stab wounds on Charles Wilson in an attack branded"grotesque" by a judge.
The serial criminal has now been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum 19 and a half years behind bars.Prosecutor Paul Kearney KC described Charles - known as Chic - as a"vulnerable individual".issues including with his mobility. He weighed just eight stone at the time of his death.Charles was last seen by a friend who visited him the afternoon before the killing.
"At 4.40am, the fire can be seen to develop before a dark figure - now known to be Meikle - appears outside, strikes two windows before walking away." He also had other"chopping type injuries" most likely caused with a weapon such as an axe and had been strangled. His private parts had also been mutilated.
"He carried out an assault where there is simply no explanation at all. There appears to have been a loss of control.
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