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The Latest Breaking News from Beryl Purdy

Patient who absconded from psychiatric unit jailed for killing pensioner

David Parish, 38, attacked Beryl Purdy with a large golf umbrella he had taken from her porch and inflicted fatal head injuries

Evening Standard · May 23, 2025

Family of 86-year-old beaten to death outraged by killer’s six-year sentence

David Parish, 38, was said to be ‘actively psychotic’ when he attacked Beryl Purdy at her home in Somerset

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

Plea hearing date set for man accused of murdering church warden

The case was heard before Bristol Crown Court on Friday morning.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

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Man appears in court charged with murdering church warden

David Parish will now appear before Bristol Crown Court on September 22.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Man, 36, charged with murdering ‘dearly loved’ church warden

David Parish will appear at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Family pays tribute to ‘dearly loved’ church warden amid murder probe

Beryl Purdy was found dead at her house in Broomfield, Somerset

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

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