Sentence
Richard Canlin
Richard Canlin (aged 42) was sentenced at Hove Trial Centre Crown Court on 14 October 2020 to 22 Years - Life for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Hove Trial Centre Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 14 October 2020
- Sentence
- 22 Years - Life
- Judge
- Judge Shani Barnes
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
He was found guilty of murder in Lewes, East Sussex, on 10 October 2019. He had been lodging at his vulnerable 39-year-old victims flat when she caught him stealing her prescription medication. He refused to leave the flat and used a claw hammer to attack his victim. His victims body was discovered in a wheelie bin in undergrowth on a recreation ground on 13 November 2019.
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Vulnerable victim; Concealment / Hiding body