The murderer mentioned above is Robert
Bailey. His murdered wife was a 36 year old former legal secretary who once
referred to her husband as being like one of their 3 children. The husband aged
46 at the time, was a bus driver.
The incident happened on September
11, 2008, and it was preceded by an argument in the kitchen. The woman was
stabbed more than 500 times. Being stabbed in the kitchen of their Locker Park suburban
home, that attack and struggle were protracted. Bailey made use of a double
pronged carving blade and many knives on
Elaine, his
poor wife. There were also many penetrating and superficial wounds to her body.
The woman got most of the stabs
while she was still breathing; though she received more stabs after she
died. The woman suffered severe agonies
before her death. There were at least,
126 penetrating wounds to her face and head, with most around her eyes. At
least, 4 stabs went through her eye sockets into her underlying brain.
The blows, stabs, punctured and
incised wounds were inflicted with a measure of force. About two stabs entered
her chest – one penetrating her heart and the other went through her lung. Additionally, her arms and hands were
seriously stabbed as she struggled to defend herself. The pattern of the
mutilation was bizarre. The woman died in an unthinkable situation.
At the time of her murder, her
body was so mutilated to the extent that her parents, along with authorities,
were only able to recognize her body by her dental records.
After he was satisfied with the
way he killed his wife, Bailey left for a neighbor’s house, wearing a Liverpool
FC shirt covered with blood. The neighbor was Glynis Boyle. He banged on her
window with a foot-long knife he had in his hand. The neighbor saw someone that
looked maniac and possessed, swearing oaths. She had to call 999 and escaped
into her garden. Meanwhile, he was able to enter her house stabbing her
furniture and causing additional damages that were worth £20,000. When police
officers came, they escorted Mrs. Boyle to safety. They saw Bailey watching
television, grinning: knife in hand. He
had smashed a window to get to one officer that was escorting Mrs. Boyle to
safety, though he did not leave the house.
When armed officers came to him to
arrest him, he stabbed himself in the chest, piercing his diaphragm. He was however taken to the hospital and
treated.
When they got to Bailey’s house,
they saw his dead wife in the kitchen with knives scattered around her body.
The murder scene was cordoned off
At Liverpool Crown Court, the
emotionless man later accepted that he murdered his own wife. He was jailed for
life with a minimum of 20 years imprisonment.
The victim’s folks stated that
they thought justice had been done as Robert began his life imprisonment for
the morbid and horrifying killing of their precious daughter. Though the dead cannot come back, Elaine
would continue to live through her 3 kids who are now being cared for by
Stuart, Elaine’s brother.
The folks received condolence
letter and cards; which proved that she was loved very much and sorely missed
by those who knew her. They showed appreciation for the support they also
received from their local community and churches.
They said what remained for them
to do was to continue staying together as a family and to mold their kid’s
lives in the best possible way.
Later it was reported that the man
would be allowed to appeal his jail sentence.
The accused believed the life sentence was too harsh and 20 years too
long. He was granted leave to appeal against the Liverpool Crown Court’s
pronouncement at the Court Of Appeal.
The reason why he was granted the
chance to appeal the case was because of his mental condition. It was thought
that the nature of the killing was unusual and the court did not know the fact
about his mental condition before the sentence. His psychiatric report was not
shown prior to the judgment. This would allow for further investigation.
Bailey had suffered from
depression and was treated for it. Nevertheless, he was not thought of being
able to commit such grievous crime. He did not know why he lost his sanity and
reasoning, but he admitted that the stabs were brutal. He used to have
breakdown. His mother committed suicide when he was 27.
Bailey, who has been suffering
from behavioral and learning disorders, said he always argued with his wife,
for she used to look down on him; plus she used to act like the boss of the
house, so he was often afraid of his her. He claimed he lost control completely
on the day he killed his wife.
The coupled got married in 1990 and
they seemed happy, although Elaine’s mother commented that Bailey had been
jealous of the kids since their last kid was born. The kids are two boys and a
girl who has Down’s Syndrome. Elaine’s mother conversed on phone with her
daughter on the day she was going to be killed. Elaine talked ok, but when she
was asked how her husband was doing, she replied that she was annoyed with him
for not taking his tablets, but she hoped that he would be alright in 6 days’
time.
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