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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

Julia James killing: man found guilty of murdering PCSO in Kent

Julia James
Officers from Kent police paid tribute to James as a ‘dedicated and devoted’ police community support officer. Photograph: Kent police/PA

A man who stalked women in the woods has been found guilty of bludgeoning a police community support officer to death.

Callum Wheeler chased and ambushed Julia James, 53, with a 3kg metal railway jack as she walked her dog near her home in Snowdown, Kent, in April last year. The 22-year-old, who was described by police as a “loner”, was convicted of murder after a six-day trial at Canterbury crown court.

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