71-year-old Margaret Barnes mistook David Redfern's house for her B&B last July
A man who was found guilty of murdering a pensioner and dragging her into the street by her ankles after she mistook his home for her hotel has been jailed for life.
Caernarfon Crown Court heard how Redfern, who is six feet one inch tall and weighed 21 stone, dragged her outside by her ankles whilst calling her a "scumbag" and a "thieving c***". He then deliberately and forcefully kicked or stamped on her, leaving her with 'catastrophic' injuries. The judge said: "You were astonished to find her in their bed, your first reaction was entirely appropriate but after that things went terribly wrong.
They said: "Margaret, who was a much-loved wife, mother and grandmother has now been gone for eight months. Mrs Barnes had been visiting friends in Barmouth last year and travelled more than 100 miles from Birmingham to the seaside Welsh resort for a £95-a-night stay. Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers found she had suffered blunt force trauma. A post-mortem said there was a traumatic injury to her liver and extensive internal bleeding.
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