Man brutally murdered own grandad by stamping on body then trying to behead him with saw

07.01.2023 - 18:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A man who viciously murdered his own grandfather by punching and stamping on him before attempting to behead him told his mother only days before the attack that he 'felt better when he killed things'. Benjamin Dunlop, 27 took the life of Ronald Dunlop on December 1 2021, one day after the pensioner celebrated his 75th birthday, Leicester Mercury reports.

Leicester Crown Court heard yesterday that Dunlop had a long history of attacking his family members and that he had previously confessed to his mother, Emma Dunlop that he enjoyed killing animals. Ronald Dunlop had taken in his violent grandson after a hostel had thrown him out for vandalism and making vicious threats about killing the manager's cat.

Dunlop lived with his grandad in his home in Hart Drive, Measham near Coalville but Ronald had previously been forced to flee his property and sleep in his car after he was threatened by his grandson during some violent outbursts. The defendant who also has a history of drug and alcohol abuse and mental health problems claimed grandad had sexually abused him in the past and that was why he murdered him.

He later admitted that these claims were a lie and he had only said it to help his defence. During his sentencing, Judge Timothy Spencer KC heard that Dunlop had been suffering from mental health issues and had been seen by experts from as young as three years old.

Vanessa Marshall KC, prosecuting, told the court that Dunlop was taken in by his grandfather shortly after this because his mother was not fit to care for him and he was later diagnosed with having either schizophrenia or a personality disorder. Throughout his teenage years, Dunlop claimed he was communicating with demons and when he was 18-years-old he attacked his