The son of a murdered Leeds women is distraught as a “lifeline” pub, which dates back about 260 years, is “beyond repair” after thieves and vandals ransacked the now derelict building.
Joel Barrott, 21, has strong emotional ties to the Old Red Lion in Whinmoor. He described it as his "little escape" where the regulars were like a “close-knit family”.
He's heartbroken the pub has been "destroyed" just a year after the devastating loss of his mum Eileen Barrott. The popular nurse was murdered by Joel's dad Mark Barrott on August 15 last year after she tried to leave him.
