A 'sadistic' killer who stabbed a journalist to death as part of a 'Bonnie and Clyde' style duo has died after suffering a heart attack linked to catching Covid-19. A Prison Service spokesperson said: 'HMP Stocken prisoner Lee Whiteley died in hospital on March 1. Mr England was stabbed dozens of times in the face and body in a 'ghastly and sadistic' murder after he invited the pair into his Stockport flat on December 31, 2001. However, he claimed that although he stabbed Mr England, he was already dead from wounds inflicted by Taylor. Mr Justice Sachs told the pair: 'He (Mr England) was slaughtered.

Source: Daily Mail March 06, 2021 15:17 UTC