Corpse in a cardboard box. The 41-year-old killed his father and wanted to bury in the garden
After a two -week trial in the Crown Court in Stafford, Thomas Sykes was found guilty of a murder he made almost three years ago. On Tuesday, April 15, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment with the possibility of applying for conditional release after 18 years.
Corpse in a cardboard box
On Friday, August 19, 2022, the police discovered The corpse of an older Sykes in a box hidden in a shed Behind the residential building. Next to it was a freshly dug pit and abandoned gardening tools.
The officers were called to the apartment at Byron Road after a neighbor He noticed Thomas Sykes kicking the bottom in the garden. Besides, no one has seen Anthony Sykes for several days. A police spokesman announced that Thomas’s behavior aroused anxiety of officers before finding his father’s body. Then it also turned out that after the murder, the son used the father’s ATM card, paying cash.
He explained that he panicked …
Forensic examinations revealed Traces of blood on the carpet in the bedroom and on a nearby cabinet. In the outer garbage bin, two fragments of the carpet with blood stains were found, which were cut off and placed in a black sack. The autopsy showed that the victim had head and face injuries, and death occurred a few days before the police discovered the body.
The police reported that during multiple interrogations Thomas Sykes He denied responsibility for his father’s death. He claimed that he found Anthony Sykes’s body on the bedroom floor and panicked. Not knowing what to do, he placed the corpse in a cardboard box and prepared to bury them.
Source: bbc.com
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The 41-year-old killed his father.
