Homeless Man Brutally Murders Family after They Took Him in and Gave Him a Job

Peter Wilkinson said going back to live in the house, along with his daughter Lydia, was ‘the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life’.

The judge told Barley: ‘You abused your knowledge of the family home, which you had only gained through the Wilkinsons’ extraordinary kindness and generosity to you.

‘Mrs Wilkinson and Pierce, only 13, were in bed at home, where they were entitled to feel and should have been safe.

‘You have shown no remorse – indeed only regret that Mr Wilkinson survived his injuries and at times satisfaction in what you did achieve. You knew that you were destroying the family. It is what you intended.’

The judge added: ‘The Wilkinson family, and in particular Mrs Wilkinson, had done nothing but their best to help you.

‘Mr and Mrs Wilkinson were both financially and emotionally generous to you. You betrayed their trust in every way, exploiting the knowledge of their household.’

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