Couple jailed for life for abusing and murdering a vulnerable man in their care
Kenneth Newton and Melanie James had filmed themselves mocking Rubin Blount, who was left to lie in his own urine and weighed 40kg when he diedA couple convicted of murder...
By Caroline Davies and agency · The Guardian World
Kenneth Newton and Melanie James had filmed themselves mocking Rubin Blount, who was left to lie in his own urine and weighed 40kg when he died A couple convicted of murder after inflicting “deliberate cruelty” on a vulnerable 28-year-old man in their care, who at the time of his death weighed just 40kg (6st 4lb), have been jailed for life. Rubin Blount was made to stand for long periods of time, left to lie in his own urine and forced to eat out of bins by his stepbrother Kenneth Newton and Newton’s partner, Melanie James, at a property in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Stafford crown court heard. Continue reading...