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Anthony John Russell is a retired British Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Dorchester from 1988 to 2000 and Bishop of Ely from 2000 to 2010.

Anthony Russell: Triple killer given whole-life prison sentence

Feb 14,2022 9:42 pm

A triple killer, who raped a Pregnant Woman moments before strangling her, has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term.

Anthony Russell , 39, murdered Julie Williams , her son David Williams and Nicole McGregor, whose body was found in woodland near Leamington Spa.

Sentencing Russell in his absence a judge described him as " exceptionally dangerous and manipulative".

He had admitted The Murders during a week-long spree in October 2020.

A jury also found him guilty of rape on Thursday after a retrial at Warwick Crown Court .

The Jury heard he had assaulted Ms McGregor, who was five months pregnant, just hours after she showed him a picture of her baby scan.

Mr Justice Wall told The Court that whole-life orders were only for " exceptionally serious" cases.

" I have No Doubt that this is a case which falls fairly and squarely within the description, " He Said .

" Each [of the deaths] was the result of a separate murderous act which was sustained and brutal. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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