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Killer Gets Whole Life Sentence Amid Shelter Death Probe
29 Jul
Summary
- Serial killer jailed for life for two murders, dismemberment.
- Police are investigating four unexplained deaths at his shelter.
- Vulnerable men trusted the killer before they were murdered.
Serial killer James Desborough has been sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for the murders of Claudio Aquilino, 57, and Daniel Coleman, 43. Desborough dismembered both victims, attempted to burn their remains, and hid them in woodland near his cabin.
Authorities are now investigating four previously unexplained deaths that occurred at the Sandy Lodge homeless shelter in Newquay, where Desborough had resided. These deaths were initially believed to be from natural causes, but a review was initiated when coronial investigations were paused due to Desborough's arrest for murder.
While inquiries into the four deaths are ongoing, police have stated that Desborough is not currently a suspect and there is no believed link at this time. Desborough was also convicted of murdering his prison cellmate, Steven Kempster, while on remand and received five-year sentences for preventing the lawful burial of Aquilino and Coleman.
