A loving grandad was brutally murdered by his childhood friend when a crack cocaine binge sent him into a paranoid delusional state.
Killer Dean Johnson and victim Paul Wilkinson were pals as youngsters and had recently rekindled their friendship. They had spent a night socialising together when tragedy struck.
Despite knowing cocaine was likely to trigger his paranoia, Johnson consumed a large amount of crack over around a ten hour period after being invited to Mr Wilkinson's flat at Church Walk House, Walker, Newcastle, last December.
