Convicted double killer found guilty of murdering his neighbour

A convicted treble slayer has been recovered blameworthy of the execution of his neighbour pursuing his merchandise from prison.

Brian Whitelock, 57, attacked neighbour Wendy Buckney, 71, with a room knife, a breached array limb and woody shelving during a sustained battle successful her ain home.

The bloodstained and bare pensioner was discovered successful the surviving country of her location successful Clydach, adjacent Swansea, connected August 23 2022.

Swansea Crown Court heard Whitelock had been jailed for beingness successful 2001 for execution and manslaughter and released from situation successful 2018.

He was convicted by a assemblage who deliberated for astir 30 minutes pursuing a two-week-long proceedings connected Wednesday.

Today’s verdict brings immoderate measurement of justness for Wendy, who was taken from america acold excessively soon. While thing tin bring her back, we are grateful that the information has been heard

Ms Buckney's family

Following the blameworthy verdict, Whitelock shouted astatine the assemblage from the dock and had to beryllium escorted from the courtroom.

He said: “I anticipation you each endure a encephalon injury, I anticipation you each endure a encephalon injury. I anticipation you each endure what I went through. You are each bang retired of order.”

Mr Justice Griffiths adjourned the lawsuit for sentencing connected December 20.

He told the jury: “I apologise for that disgraceful behaviour, you tin beryllium rather definite that Mr Whitelock is successful a harmless spot from whence helium tin bash you nary harm.”

Ahead of Whitelock’s outburst, the justice had asked if helium wanted a barrister to correspond him during the sentencing.

The suspect said: “What’s the point?”

During the trial, Christopher Rees KC, prosecuting, said Whitelock had a long-standing cause addiction and past of violence.

Mr Rees said Ms Buckney indispensable person “suffered greatly” astatine the hands of Whitelock earlier her death, having sustained aggregate stab injuries, crisp unit injuries and blunt unit injuries.

He added: “You volition besides perceive grounds of intersexual battle upon her – whether this was done by the suspect before, during oregon aft his onslaught upon her is impossible, forensically, to say.”

Whitelock, of Tanycoed Road, Clydach, represented himself during the proceedings and told jurors helium had nary representation of the incidental and was suffering from a encephalon wounded astatine the clip aft helium slipped implicit portion retired fishing.

In a statement, Ms Buckney’s household described her arsenic a “much loved, sister and aunty”.

They said: “Today’s verdict brings immoderate measurement of justness for Wendy, who was taken from america acold excessively soon.

“While thing tin bring her back, we are grateful that the information has been heard.

“Wendy was a precise overmuch loved, sister and aunty whose kindness, laughter and tone touched the lives of truthful many.

“Our lives volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid without her, but we volition proceed to honour her representation each day.

“This has been a achy and heartbreaking travel for our family.

“We convey everyone who has supported america during this incredibly hard clip and we inquire for privateness arsenic we proceed to grieve and heal successful the aftermath of this tragedy.”

They besides thanked the prosecution squad for their “dedication and commitment”, and for bringing “the information to light”.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Davies said: “We are pleased to perceive of the blameworthy verdict, concluding what has been a thorough probe into Brian Whitelock’s senseless execution of his defenceless victim.

“The household of Wendy Buckney person been done a unspeakable and traumatising ordeal owed to Brian Whitelock’s actions.

“With this verdict and the upcoming sentencing, I anticipation that they consciousness immoderate closure.”