Man Jailed After Beating Neighbour To Demise With Pokémon Playing cards

31-year-old British man Andrew Hague has been sentenced to life in jail after being discovered responsible of the homicide of his neighbour, 50-year-old Simon Wilkinson.

The boys, each residents of an residence constructing in Sheffield, “had obtained right into a dispute after Mr Wilkinson accused [Hague] of being a paedophile”. In line with ITV (by way of Dexerto), Hague—who had a “historical past of psychological well being issues”—shouted “You referred to as me a f****** nonce. Come out right here and battle like a person”, earlier than attacking Wilkinson with a bag full of bins of Pokémon playing cards (one other report on the BBC says they had been “tins” of playing cards).

After putting Wilkinson with the bag a number of instances, Hague—believing he was committing an act of “mercy”—picked up a bit of wooden and started attacking the sufferer within the head, inflicting “catastrophic accidents”. Wilkinson was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

Hague, who additionally has “earlier convictions for violence”, plead responsible to the homicide earlier this yr, and has now been sentenced to life in jail, with a minimal sentence of 17 years earlier than being eligible for parole.

The courtroom was informed that Hague had “a historical past of contact with psychological well being providers”, and had not been taking his prescribed treatment, but it surely was nonetheless determined “his psychological sickness was not extreme sufficient for a defence of diminished duty or madness”. The choose overseeing the case beneficial that Hague stay at Rampton, a “high-security psychiatric hospital” in Nottinghamshire the place he has been held since his arrest.

An announcement from native police after the sentencing, from Detective Inspector John Fitzgibbons, stated “No sentence handed can ease the grief and ache that Mr Wilkinson’s household and mates have confronted day by day since he was murdered, however I hope that with the conclusion of our investigation and authorized proceedings at present they really feel that they now have some justice for his or her beloved one.”