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25/03/2013
Life For Horror Fan Who Killed Best Friend
A 42-year-old man has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of a friend, in a scene which mirrored one of his favourite horror films.
Gary George tortured and mutilated 53-year-old Andrew Nall in a what was described as a "cruel and sadistic" attack.
Chester Crown Court heard that George was obsessed with witchcraft and horror films.
Initially denying murder, George changed his plea as the three-week trial was coming to a close.
Mr Nall had been beaten and had suffered 49 separate knife wounds.
There was also a substance thought to be cleaning fluid found in his eyes, the prosecution said.
His body was discovered in his bedroom at his flat in Liverpool Road, Chester, on 30 August.
The court heard after the killing George, an alcoholic who was living at a homeless centre in Chester, went into an off-licence where he told the shop assistant: "I've just killed my best mate."
Judge Edwards said George was acting out a scene with "chilling similarity" to one he "particularly" liked in an Australian film called The Loved Ones.
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Gary George tortured and mutilated 53-year-old Andrew Nall in a what was described as a "cruel and sadistic" attack.
Chester Crown Court heard that George was obsessed with witchcraft and horror films.
Initially denying murder, George changed his plea as the three-week trial was coming to a close.
Mr Nall had been beaten and had suffered 49 separate knife wounds.
There was also a substance thought to be cleaning fluid found in his eyes, the prosecution said.
His body was discovered in his bedroom at his flat in Liverpool Road, Chester, on 30 August.
The court heard after the killing George, an alcoholic who was living at a homeless centre in Chester, went into an off-licence where he told the shop assistant: "I've just killed my best mate."
Judge Edwards said George was acting out a scene with "chilling similarity" to one he "particularly" liked in an Australian film called The Loved Ones.
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