A 20-year-old killer who attacked a man with a hammer during a hook-up before burying his body in the woods and trying to sell a car covered in his victim's blood has been jailed for 27 years.
Jack Crawley made the 'premeditated and unprovoked' attack on Paul Taylor, 56, after the pair met on October 18, 2023. They had initially interacted online before agreeing to come face to face in Carlisle.
The cold-blooded killer then buried Mr Taylor's body in a shallow grave near to a burn site in Finglandrigg Wood before trying to sell his victim's car.
When he was unable to do so, he attempted to drive the car, a blue Vauxhall Corsa, to Appleby- but crashed and fled the scene/ READ MORE: The Manchester Arena bomb conspiracy theorist who spouted 'false allegations' for 'commercial gain' Police were initially called on the evening Crawley and Mr Taylor met with a report that the 56-year-old was missing from his home address in Annan and hadn’t been seen since the previous evening.