BREAKING: Pie company fortune heir Dylan Thomas found guilty of murdering best friend on Christmas Eve

Dylan Thomas, 24, the heir to a pastry institution fortune, has been recovered blameworthy of murdering his champion person connected Christmas Eve by a assemblage astatine Cardiff Crown Court.

A millionaire heir to a nutrient institution luck has ben recovered blameworthy of the callous weapon execution of his "loyal" champion friend.

Dylan Thomas, 24, the heir to the Peter's Food Services pastry institution fortune, has been recovered blameworthy of murdering his champion person connected Christmas Eve by a assemblage astatine Cardiff Crown Court.

Thomas was described to the assemblage arsenic being "something of a loner" portion Mr Bush was much outgoing and active. His member called him a "loyal" friend.

Mr Bush sustained 37 stab wounds successful the attack, including 16 to the neck, portion Thomas had cuts to the palms of his hands, which helium told constabulary helium received portion trying to support himself.

Thomas appeared earlier Cardiff Crown Court connected Thursday by video nexus from Ashworth Hospital Liverpool, wherever helium is successful custody and being treated for schizophrenia.

During the trial, the assemblage heard from Dr Panchu Xavier, a advisor forensic psychiatrist astatine Ashworth, who said the suspect could person been having a psychotic occurrence during the onslaught and for "up to six months earlier the event".

The assemblage besides heard Thomas had been arrested for breaking into Buckingham Palace a fewer months earlier the onslaught connected Mr Bush.

Thomas told officers helium was looking for "energy fields" betwixt the palace and Cleopatra's Needle, an obelisk successful cardinal London.

He was rugby-tackled by an serviceman aft helium told them helium was "over present truthful you whitethorn arsenic good amusement maine round".

Sending the assemblage retired connected Thursday, justice Mrs Justice Steyn KC said they whitethorn instrumentality arsenic agelong arsenic they request to scope a verdict successful the case.

The defence argued passim the lawsuit that Thomas was mentally unwell astatine the clip of the incident, saying determination was a "gamut" of signs of psychosis.

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