England.- Neil Charles, who had several previous convictions for burglary and burglary, had been testing door handles on cars and houses in Bury St Edmunds the night David King, 55, and his 19-year-old son, Edward King They stabbed him to death.
Police received a 999 call from david king around 3:55 a.m. on June 20 last year that said a man had been trying to steal his car on the Moreton Hall estate.
King told the recipient of the call that he had tried to stop the men that he had run away, admitting that he had a knife in his hand and that the man claimed he was injured by this before fleeing.
Police found King far from his home and the scene of the stabbing.
Other officers found the 47-year-old victim, where it was discovered that he had suffered a serious stab wound to the chest.
david king was first arrested at the scene on the morning in question, followed by the arrest of his son Edward later that same day.
Police said that on the night in question, David and Edward King had been alerted by their own CCTV that a thief appeared to be active in the area.
They armed themselves and went out to take the law into their own hands, the force said, adding that none of them made any attempt to contact police to come and investigate.
david king had a double-edged knife resembling a dagger, while his son Edward he had a 27-inch ninja sword with him.
The knife was used to inflict the fatal wound and the sword caused a horizontal wound above Mr. Charles’s left knee, police said.
The sword it was also used to stab the tire of Mr. Charles’ handbike, which he left behind at the scene.
Charles was some distance from the King’s property and was walking away when they caught up with him and dealt him the fatal blow, Suffolk Police said.
The force said analysis of both men’s text message history revealed they had a fascination with guns and, following previous robberies in the area, a clear intent and desire to deal with perceived criminals.
During the trial, both men denied intentionally killing Mr. Charles, and David King maintained his version of events that he had disturbed Mr. Charles in the act of trying to get into his car and that Mr. Charles had run into his car. his knife.
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However, the prosecution said that the father and son had gone out together to hunt and attack Charles in an act of surveillance.
David and Edward King were found guilty of murder on Monday by unanimous verdicts.
They have been placed in preventive detention to be sentenced on a date to be determined.
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