Life For Betty Yates' Murderer
Stephen Farrow has been found guilty of killing retired teacher Betty Yates in Bewdley, Worcestershire.
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Jurors in Betty Yates trial sent out
Man found guilty for murder of teacher and vicar
Stephen Farrow the homeless drifter has been found guilty for the murder of ex-teacher Betty Yates from Worcestershire and Reverend John Suddards from Gloucestershire.
Stephen Farrow guilty of Betty Yates' murder
Stephen Farrows has been found guilty of the murder of Betty Yates.
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Jury to resume deliberations in Betty Yates trial
The jury will resume its deliberations in the trial of a man accused of the murders of a vicar in Gloucestershire and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
Stephen Farrow, 48, admits the manslaughter of the Rev John Suddards but denies murdering the clergyman between February 12 and 15 on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
He also denies the murder of Betty Yates between January 1 and 5. Both victims were found stabbed in their homes.
Farrow, of no fixed address, admits the separate charge of burgling Vine Cottage, in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, between December 21 last year and January 3 this year. The three charges span a period of eight weeks with "distinct" links between them, the jury were told.
Betty Yates trial: jury to resume deliberations
Jurors in the trial of a homeless drifter accused of the murders of retired teacher Betty Yates in Worcestershire and a vicar in South Gloucestershire will resume their deliberations this morning.
Stephen Farrow, 48, admits the manslaughter of Rev John Suddards but denies murder between February 12 and 15 this year on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
His also denies the murder of Betty Yates between January 1 and 5 this year. Both victims were found stabbed in their homes.
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Jurors in Betty Yates trial sent out
Jurors in the trial of Stephen Farrow, accused of the murders of a vicar and retired teacher, have been sent out to begin deliberations.
Read the full storyMan accused of murder described in court as "a very dark person"
The man accused of murdering a retired school teacher in Worcestershire has been described in court as a very dark person.
Stephen Farrow is on trial for the murder of Betty Yates, who was killed in her home in Bewdley and Reverend John Suddards from Gloucestershire. A forensic psychiatrist told the court that Farrow showed psychopathic characteristics.
He said Farrow had been an uncontrollable child who had shot a swan with an air gun and killed other people's pets.
Farrow denies murdering Reverend Suddards but admits his manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He denies the murder of Betty Yates. The trial continues
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Man accused of Betty Yates murder 'Wouldn't answer questions'
The man accused of murdering a retired teacher from Worcestershire and a vicar refused to answer any questions following his arrest, a court heard today.
Stephen Farrow, 48, replied 'No comment' to every question asked by detectives in three days of interviews.
Man accused of Betty Yates murder 'Wanted to kill the Archbishop of Canterbury'
The man accused of the murders of a vicar in South Gloucestershire and a pensioner in Worcestershire had wanted to kill the Archbishop of Canterbury, a court has heard.
Stephen Farrow, 48, told a mental health nurse that he wanted to murder Rowan Williams but the security around him was "astronomical".
Court hears the words of accused
A court has heard for the first time, the chilling words of a man accused of double murder and of his hatred for the church.
A woman who befriended Stephen Farrow broke down in court as she recalled a text message he sent her promising 'the church will be the first to suffer'. From Bristol Crown Court. Richard Payne reports.
Betty Yates Trial: Farrow a "dark and violent" man
The jury in the trial of Stephen Farrow has been hearing from Michaela Rowsell who met him at a church in Dorset after going there to help the homeless.
She says within two weeks a friend told her that Mr Farrow fancied her. "Did you feel the same way?", asked the prosecution. "No", she replied.
She told the court the defendant invented meetings at church to see her.
She says he became "dark and violent".
Michaela Rowsell later received texts saying "I love you, I miss you".
On New Year's Eve 2011 the texts became nasty. She rang the police about one which left her petrified. It read in part:
– Text message sent by Stephen Farrow to witnessAs you reject me you will suffer. I will be just around the corner and you will never know when I will be there. You don't and never knew just how disturbed I am. The church will be the first to suffer. It was always going to end like this. You can all go to hell. Watch the news because you will know it was me.
Stephen Farrow, who's 49, denies the murder of Betty Yates from Worcestershire. He also denies murdering Rev John Suddards from Gloucestershire, but admits manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The trial continues.
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