A homeowner who dragged a frail grandmother onto the street after she mistook his coastal house for a seafront B&B has been sentenced to 14 years in prison at Caernarfon Crown Court today.
Judge Mr Justice Bourne sentenced David Redfern, 46, to a minimum term in prison of 14 years, and the time spent on remand will be deducted to the time he will serve – making a net minimum term of 13 years and 127 days.
However, the judge cautioned Redfern that the ‘minimum term is not a fixed term,’ adding that if and when he is released, he will be ‘subject to license for life.’
David dragged Margaret Barnes, 71, downstairs by her feet after he found her asleep in a bed at his seafront home in Barmouth, North Wales, on July 11 last year.
The 21-stone homeowner was left furious when he discovered Mrs Barnes had mistook his home for a B&B and undressed, unpacked and climbed into bed.
After finding her in one of the bedrooms, he called the 71-year-old a ‘thieving c**t’ and ‘scumbag’ before he ‘stamped’ on her and threw her onto the street, Caernarfon Crown Court was told.
Tragically, Mrs Barnes, who had actually been intending to stay at the Wavecrest B&B just a few doors down from the property, died in the street from catastrophic injuries, including three broken ribs, that resembled a ‘high-speed car crash’.
During the opening the sentencing this afternoon, Mr Bourne said that Redfern had the intention to cause ‘really serious bodily harm rather than to kill’ Mrs Barnes.
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