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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Man murders paedophile suffering with Alzheimer’s in ‘brutal attack’ after ‘exploiting him for money’

Anthony Gardiner pleaded guilty to the murder of John Coxon - (Gloucestershire Police)

A 66-year-old man who murdered a convicted paedophile after allegedly seeking to exploit him for money has been jailed for life.

Anthony Gardiner, who was already in jail for a robbery, pleaded guilty to murder after admitting to prison guards that he attacked John Coxon at the 76-year-old’s home in Stonehouse, stamping on his head.

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