A teenage woman has been discovered responsible together with two males of the homophobic homicide of a physician in a Cardiff park.
Dionne Timms-Williams, 17, was seen laughing as she punched and kicked father-of-two Dr Gary Jenkins, 54, throughout a brutal theft in Bute Park, Cardiff.
Dr Jenkins visited the park ‘in search of sexual contact with different males’ on July 20 final 12 months, whereas his three killers have been trying to rob ‘weak homosexual males’, a court docket heard.
A witness who tried to save lots of Dr Jenkins as he begged for his life described Timms-Williams as ‘f****** evil’ and ‘sadistic’.
In the course of the trial, Timms-Williams, who was 16 on the time, claimed she took half within the assault alongside Jason Edwards, 25, and Lee Strickland, 36, as a result of she was ‘scared for her life’ if she didn't take part.
Dr Jenkins suffered a number of extreme mind accidents and died in hospital 16 days on August 5.
Prosecutor Dafydd Enoch QC stated the assault had been ‘motivated by greed, homophobia and straight-up violence’.
Timms-Williams, who was 16 on the time, is believed to not have recognized Edwards or Strickland earlier than that evening.
After assembly them in Queen Road and accepting a can of cider, she walked with them to the Esso storage in Cathedral Street, the place she paid for extra cans of alcohol.
The trio then entered Bute Park and hung out within the seating space exterior the Summerhouse Cafe, reverse the Millennium Bridge.
A key a part of the prosecution’s proof was an audio recording of the assault taken from a CCTV digicam within the cafe.
It gave the sickening account of how Dr Jenkins was ‘cruelly crushed, robbed, tortured and left for lifeless’.
Starting simply earlier than 1am, Dr Jenkins could be heard repeatedly yelling ‘go away me alone’ and ‘get off me’.
Timms-Williams shouts ‘cash’ and ‘now’ earlier than Edwards shouts homophobic slurs in a Liverpool accent.
Dr Jenkins repeatedly pleaded for his life, asking ‘why?’ and ‘please, cease it’.
His moans of ache change into quieter earlier than he's unable to talk any extra.
Timms-Williams is then heard saying ‘get down’, ‘do it another time’, ‘do it’ and ‘hit him once more’.
One other male voice at one level says: ‘Stamp on his head. Stamp on his head too.’ One other says ‘hold going’ and ‘oh, let me stamp on him once more’.
The assault lasts for quarter-hour, after which Timms-Williams says: ‘Yeah, I wanted that.’
Witness Louis Williams makes an attempt to intervene all through the assault earlier than the three attackers assault him.
He advised police how he tried to lie on high of Dr Jenkins to protect him from the repeated kicks and punches.
Following the assault, Strickland purchased a bottle of whiskey with Dr Jenkins’ debit card, whereas Timms-Williams and Edwards hugged and kissed one another.
Dr Jenkins’ blood was later discovered on one in every of Edwards’ black Fila trainers.
When questioned by police, Edwards denied being in Bute Park however stated it was a ‘soiled park’ as a result of homosexual males go there.
Strickland was stopped by plain garments police that very same evening, and located with reduce knuckles. His blood was found contained in the pocket of Dr Jenkins’ denims.
The garments worn by Timms-Williams that evening have been by no means discovered, with the prosecution claiming she was ‘forensically conscious’ and deliberately removed them.
Decide Daniel Williams stated the trio might be sentenced at a later date.
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