![]() Mr Charles was some distance from the Kings’ property and was heading away from it when they caught up with him and the fatal blow was delivered.Īnalysis of both men’s text message history revealed they had a fascination with weapons and, following previous thefts in the area, a clear intent and desire to deal with any perceived criminals themselves. This weapon was also used to stab the tyre of Mr Charles’ pushbike, which he left at the scene. The fighting knife was used to inflict the fatal wound and the Ninja Sword caused a horizontal wound above the left knee of Mr Charles. No attempt was made by either party to contact the police to come and investigate.ĭavid King had a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife - a double edged knife resembling a dagger - whilst Edward had with him a 27-inch Ninja Sword (both of which are pictured in the gallery below). The police investigation found that on the night of the incident Mr Charles – who had a number of previous convictions for theft and burglary - had been trying car door and house handles on the Moreton Hall estate.ĭavid and Edward King - alerted by their own CCTV that a thief appeared to be active in the area - armed themselves with weapons and went out to take the law into their own hands. A Home Office post-mortem examination concluded that Mr Charles died as a result of a single 12cm stab wound to the chest. He tragically died in hospital on Tuesday 22 June. The victim was later identified as Neil Charles, aged 47, of Bury St Edmunds. They were both released on bail on 21 June. Other officers located the victim further into Winsford Road where he was found to have sustained a serious stab wound to the chest and was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital.ĭavid King was first arrested at the scene on the morning in question, with the arrest of Edward King following later in the day. Upon arrival, officers located David King in Winsford Road, away from his address, and where the stabbing took place. He told the call taker that he had tried to apprehend the male who had run off, admitting he had a knife in his hand and the man claimed he was injured by this before he ran away. The pair had been found guilty of murder by a unanimous verdict in May last year, following a 10-week trial.Īt around 3.55am on Sunday 20 June 2021 police received a call via 999 from David King, who stated a man had been trying to steal from his car on the Moreton Hall estate. A father and son from Bury St Edmunds have been given life sentences for the murder of a man in the town almost two years ago.ĭavid King aged 56-years-old, and Edward King aged 20, both of Radnor Close, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court today, Monday 24 April, where they were sentenced to life imprisonment, with minimum terms of 21 years and 19 years respectively.
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