Jayden’s killer to be sentenced A violent and controlling man found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old pregnant ex-girlfriend is due to be sentenced today. Ben Blakeley, 22, killed Jayden Parkinson in the countryside on December 3 last year – 24 hours after she had told him she was expecting his child. After strangling the teenager, Blakeley buried her body in his uncle’s grave at a cemetery in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The former binman was obsessive and controlling and after their split he had threatened to post intimate naked videos and photographs of Jayden on Facebook – hoping that she would kill herself as a result. A jury at Oxford Crown Court yesterday found Blakeley guilty of Jayden’s murder following a five-week trial by a majority of 11-1 after more then 20 hours of deliberations. Blakeley, of Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire, had denied murdering Jayden – but had admitted her manslaughter and attempting to pervert the course of justice. His younger brother Jake, 17, of Venners Water, Didcot has pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice. However, the jury will return to court today to continue deliberating on the remaining charge of preventing Jayden’s lawful burial. After the guilty verdict to murder, Blakeley showed [...] sheffieldinnews/jaydens-killer-to-be-sentenced/
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:02:08 +0000
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