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16/12/2009
Homophobic Killer Gets Life
A man who carried out a brutal attack on a gay couple in south London has been imprisoned for life.
One of the men was killed and the other seriously injured when they were set upon by 46-year-old David Kilcullen.
Kilcullen entered the couple's home in Bromley with the intension of committing a robbery.
Armed with a knife, he attacked 59-year-old Gerald Edwards, who died from his injuries.
Mr Edwards' partner Chris Bevan, 57, suffered "catastrophic injuries" during the incident.
Judge Brian Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, said: "There was at least an undercurrent of homophobic attitude."
He suggested Kilcullen may well die in prison because of the danger he posed.
Judge Barker handed down a life sentence to Kilcullen, who must serve a minimum of 32 years.
Housebound Mr Edwards sustained four stab wounds and died in his blood-covered Page Heath Villas flat.
Health worker Mr Bevan, who was also slashed, managed to flee and raise the alarm.
He escaped death after receiving open-heart massage at the scene.
Mr Bevan's heart had stopped for a time after the attack.
The court heard Kilcullen was determined not to leave any witnesses behind.
(PR/KMcA)
One of the men was killed and the other seriously injured when they were set upon by 46-year-old David Kilcullen.
Kilcullen entered the couple's home in Bromley with the intension of committing a robbery.
Armed with a knife, he attacked 59-year-old Gerald Edwards, who died from his injuries.
Mr Edwards' partner Chris Bevan, 57, suffered "catastrophic injuries" during the incident.
Judge Brian Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, said: "There was at least an undercurrent of homophobic attitude."
He suggested Kilcullen may well die in prison because of the danger he posed.
Judge Barker handed down a life sentence to Kilcullen, who must serve a minimum of 32 years.
Housebound Mr Edwards sustained four stab wounds and died in his blood-covered Page Heath Villas flat.
Health worker Mr Bevan, who was also slashed, managed to flee and raise the alarm.
He escaped death after receiving open-heart massage at the scene.
Mr Bevan's heart had stopped for a time after the attack.
The court heard Kilcullen was determined not to leave any witnesses behind.
(PR/KMcA)
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