Killer 'brutally attacked' gran with golfing umbrella in own home

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A man escaped from a secure unit to kill a 'caring and loved' grandmother with a golfing umbrella during a burglary at her home, a court heard.  David Parish, 38, walked out of the hospital unit after a door was left open and brutally attacked local churchwarden Beryl Purdy, 86, with the brolly as she tried to defend herself.  The victim - known as Bez - died at her home in Broomfield, near Bridgwater, Somerset, on Monday 27 March 2023

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00:00Are you alright fella?

00:02Sorry, what did you say your name was?

00:04James Boydell

00:06Boydell, where are you from James?

00:08I live in Cheddon, Fitzpain

00:10You live in Cheddon, Fitzpain? What are you doing up here fella?

00:12I work at the farm over there

00:16Right

00:18And I just come home

00:22Well I walk around at night as well and go to the pub

00:26Right

00:28But you live in Cheddon, Fitzpain, do you?

00:30Yeah

00:31Right, okay fella

00:42Can you do me a favour a minute fella? Can you take your hands out of your pockets for me?

00:44Right, have you got anything on you that I need to know about at all?

00:47No

00:48No? Nothing at all?

00:49No

00:50Okay, well based on the information of an incident that's happened a short while ago

00:53Okay

00:54Alright

00:56Oh you've got

00:57Alright, just to pop you in handcuffs so I've got some control over you

01:00Because it's a little bit strange that you're up here on the hills

01:03Okay, we've had an incident not too far away

01:07Alright

01:08Now at this first moment in time what I'm going to do is detain you under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act for the purpose of a search

01:14See if you've got any wet items on you

01:16Alright

01:17For the purpose of causing injury or anything more or for burglary

01:21Alright

01:22Alright

01:23Just move on

01:24Alright

01:25Just move on

01:26Yo

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