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Kill Total: |
1 |
Kill place: |
London |
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Kill date: |
June 2004 |
Victim(s): |
Paul Geddes |
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Date of Birth: |
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Marital Status: |
Single |
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Derek Dale a deaf teenager, beat a man to death then set
fire the the body.
Dale, aged 18 from Plumstead in London, with an accomplice
broke into the home of Paul Geddes in June 2004.
The pair had been on a burglary spree that night to raise
money for their drug habit.
After attacking and killing Mr Geddes they left, returning
later that night to pour petrol over the body, and over
the rest of the flat in an attempt to cover up their
crime. Both men denied the charge. Dale was found guilty
of murder and ordered to be detained indefinitely, the
accomplice was found guilty of manslaughter.
