A 'warped and angry' killer has been found guilty of slashing the throats of his girlfriend and an associate within weeks of being released from jail.
Lee Peacock, 50, was out to 'punish' his partner Sharon Pickles, 46, and Clinton Ashmore, 59, during a violent spree that spanned two days in August 2021, the Old Bailey heard. The burglar and thief had attempted to turn the 4cm-long knife on himself when police tracked him down to a houseboat on the Grand Union Canal following a five-day manhunt.
Peacock admitted to killing the two victims who he claimed were having a relationship while he was in jail - from which he was released on June 4, 2021 - but denied it was murder. He claimed Ms Pickles' death was a "pure accident" and that Mr Ashmore "went mental" and punched him in the head after Peacock confessed to killing his partner.
