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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

Killer's twisted Coke can axe-throwing excuse to try and cover up gruesome crime

An evil killer who murdered his ex-girlfriend told police he had thrown an axe at her accidentally after she 'bet' him he couldn't strike her Coke can.

Andrew Burfield said the stunt - during a 'picnic' in the woods - went horribly wrong and the back of the weapon struck victim Katie Kenyon in the head.

The 51-year-old buried her body in a shallow grave before burning her possessions after failing to get her into his van, he claimed to detectives.

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