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Susie Beever

Evil killer beat neighbour to death with box of Pokémon cards for calling him a 'nonce'

A man who murdered his neighbour by beating him in a savage attack involving a bag of Pokémon cards has been jailed for life.

"Pure evil" Andrew Hague killed Simon Wilkinson after accusing him of calling him a "nonce", bludgeoning him to death with the bag filled with metal boxes containing the cards, while also punching and stamping on him before hitting him with a piece of wood.

A court heard how dad-of-one Mr Wilkinson, 50, suffered catastrophic injuries in the assault at his home in Sheffield in August last year.

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