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'''Brian Healless''' is an English teenage murderer described by police as a "potential serial killer". | '''Brian Healless''' is an English teenage murderer described by police as a "potential serial killer".<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/potential-serial-killer-stabbed-victim-24460530.amp 'Potential serial killer' who stabbed victim 128 times spent two hours in jail], The Daily Record</ref> | ||
On 30 April 2019, Healless lured Alex Davies to Parbold Park, Lancashire, via the gay sex site Grindr. Healless then attacked Davies, strangled him, beat him over the head and stabbed him 128 times before taking Davies's rucksack and | On 30 April 2019, Healless lured Alex Davies to Parbold Park, Lancashire, via the gay sex site Grindr. Healless then attacked Davies, strangled him, beat him over the head and stabbed him 128 times before taking Davies's rucksack and calmly leaving the scene on his mountain bike.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/24/teenager-jailed-for-24-years-over-of-alex-davies-in-lancashire Teenager jailed for 24 years over murder of Lancashire sales assistant], The Guardian</ref> | ||
After Davies's body was discovered on 1 May, police began looking through CCTV footage and found footage of Healless | After Davies's body was discovered on 1 May, police began looking through CCTV footage and found footage of Healless leaving the scene, making him their number one suspect. Upon his arrest, Healless was found to have contacted several other men on Grindr after killing Davies, suggesting he had been planning to kill other people. Healless admitted to the killing, claiming that his schizophrenia was the cause. This defence was rejected at trial and he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 24 years. After only two hours in prison, Healless was transferred to a secure psychiatric facility at the request of his doctor.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grindr-murderer-who-lured-teen-24459183.amp Grindr murderer who lured teen to death spent just 2 hours in prison after being jailed], The Daily Mirror</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 17 February 2023
Brian Healless is an English teenage murderer described by police as a "potential serial killer".[1]
On 30 April 2019, Healless lured Alex Davies to Parbold Park, Lancashire, via the gay sex site Grindr. Healless then attacked Davies, strangled him, beat him over the head and stabbed him 128 times before taking Davies's rucksack and calmly leaving the scene on his mountain bike.[2]
After Davies's body was discovered on 1 May, police began looking through CCTV footage and found footage of Healless leaving the scene, making him their number one suspect. Upon his arrest, Healless was found to have contacted several other men on Grindr after killing Davies, suggesting he had been planning to kill other people. Healless admitted to the killing, claiming that his schizophrenia was the cause. This defence was rejected at trial and he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 24 years. After only two hours in prison, Healless was transferred to a secure psychiatric facility at the request of his doctor.[3]