Man who murdered and dismembered lodger has sentence increased
A man who murdered and dismembered a lodger before leaving packages of body parts along the Bournemouth seafront has had his minimum prison term increased at the Court of Appeal. Benjamin Atkins, 49, was convicted of the murder of 49 year old Simon Shotton, whose legs were found by a member of the public in the Boscombe area of the Dorset seaside resort in August 2023.


