Thug who brutally murdered mum & made twisted call to grandmother after sick attack jailed for life

A MURDERER who brutally bushed his mum to decease and past made a sick telephone telephone to his grandma has been jailed for life.

Stephen Ball was contiguous sentenced to beingness imprisonment aft helium savagely murdered his ain parent connected September 16 past twelvemonth successful a convulsive cause induced attack.

The past 32-year-old launched a sustained onslaught connected Suzanne Galvin astatine astir 8pm and past frantically phoned his grandmother.

Bolton Crown Court heard however the murderer callously lied and told her helium recovered Suzanne with breached wrists, visibly bruised and struggling to breathe.

He said his mum had refused to spell to hospital, and claimed she would spell the adjacent day.

But, erstwhile helium was asked to clasp the telephone up to her mouth, his grandma could perceive her daughter's irregular breathing.

When she begged him to telephone an ambulance, helium said helium couldn't due to the fact that determination wasn't capable recognition connected his phone.

His grandma phoned 999 herself, and exigency services recovered her unresponsive connected a humor stained mattress.

She tragically died conscionable 2 days aboriginal connected Monday, September 18.

Greater Manchester Police had besides been called to reports of Ball shouting extracurricular Suzanne's level to beryllium fto successful astatine astir 8pm.

He was successful the level erstwhile paramedics discovered Suzanne and helium gave conflicting accounts of however his parent was extensively injured.

Ball was charged with her execution 2 days aft she passed distant successful hospital.

The suspect was initially arrested connected suspicion of battle the evening the fearfulness unfolded.

Investigators recovered that tread patterns from his trainers matched marks connected Suzanne's body.

Ball, of Pear Avenue, was contiguous sentenced to beingness imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years for the execution of his mother.

Senior Investigating Officer, Duncan Thorpe said: “Firstly, our thoughts and prayers stay with Mary, Suzanne’s mum and Stephen’s grandmother, who has mislaid her girl successful the astir unspeakable of circumstances.

"This was a cause induced convulsive and sustained battle connected a woman who was wholly innocent.

"Whatever condemnation was imposed today, sadly it volition not bring Suzanne back.

“Violence against women and girls remains a precedence for GMP and we volition bash everything successful our powerfulness to guarantee those who perpetrate these offences are identified, charged and brought to justice.

“If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize has been the unfortunate of assault, delight don’t hesitate to interaction us.

"You volition beryllium believed and we volition analyse each complaint.”