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Antony Thrower

Man who murdered gran after finding her in bed when she mistook house for B&B jailed

A man found guilty of murdering a confused pensioner he found in his bed when she mistook his home for her hotel has been jailed for life.

Margaret Barnes, 71, had believed the five-bedroom seaside home was her hotel, situated a few homes down the parade.

Bank IT worker David Redfern, 46, raged when he found seven-and-a-half stone Mrs Barnes sitting in his bed drinking gin, her suitcase open, clothes strewn around with her false teeth on a sidetable.

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