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Sheltered housing murderer said he would ‘do time’ for victim before attack

A 60-year-old man murdered a fellow sheltered accommodation resident after warning he would “do time for her” because she got on his nerves.Stephen Ansbro was jailed for life for the stabbing and slashing Jane Collinson 60 times with a bread knife at the complex where they lived in Barnard Castle, County Durham, in March.He cut his own neck to make it appear that the 59-year-old had attacked him, and managed to bolt her flat’s front door from the outside to imply she had been alone when the injuries were inflicted, and therefore a suicide.He must serve a minimum of 18 years before he can be considered for parole, plus a further four years and nine months for sexual offences he committed against a teenager in the 1990s and a child cruelty offence.Ansbro had lived in the complex for five years and had relationships with four different women there, although not Mrs Collinson, who was a much-loved grandmother of nine, Newcastle Crown Court heard.Video 1 - Footage of Ansbro entering and exiting victim's flat where he commited crimes.Video 2 - Footage of Ansbro being arrested by policeVideo 3 - Footage of Ansbro being questioned by police
A 60-year-old man murdered a fellow sheltered accommodation resident after warning he would “do time for her” because she got on his nerves.Stephen Ansbro was jailed for life for the stabbing and slashing Jane Collinson 60 times with a bread knife at the complex where they lived in Barnard Castle, County Durham, in March.He cut his own neck to make it appear that the 59-year-old had attacked him, and managed to bolt her flat’s front door from the outside to imply she had been alone when the injuries were inflicted, and therefore a suicide.He must serve a minimum of 18 years before he can be considered for parole, plus a further four years and nine months for sexual offences he committed against a teenager in the 1990s and a child cruelty offence.Ansbro had lived in the complex for five years and had relationships with four different women there, although not Mrs Collinson, who was a much-loved grandmother of nine, Newcastle Crown Court heard.Video 1 - Footage of Ansbro entering and exiting victim's flat where he commited crimes.Video 2 - Footage of Ansbro being arrested by policeVideo 3 - Footage of Ansbro being questioned by police
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