![]() ![]() Mr Jones said: 'It would have been unexpected to find the elderly woman asleep in their bed. The jury was told he had 'self-confessed anger issues' - and his reaction was 'out of all proportion'. Redfern was 6ft1in tall and weighed 21 stone at the time of the incident. The prosecution claim that when Redfern and his partner came in they found the 'frail' pensioner there 'semi-naked on the side of the bed' with her belongings strewn across the floor. ![]() The court heard that Margaret Barnes was dragged down the stairs of the property. She went into an upstairs bedroom, took out her false teeth and put them on a bedside table and poured a gin into a glass while holding a bottle of tonic. 'She mistook the defendant's address for the B&B but it was a mistake which ultimately cost her her life.' Prosecutor Michael Jones KC said: 'Mrs Barnes had been drinking and, whether she thought this was the Wavecrest, she went in and went to bed. ![]() The court was told Mrs Barnes had also been seen drinking at bars in the hours before she died.Īfter buying the gin, she walked to the Wavecrest B&B - pulling her small suitcase on wheels and carrying her handbag - at about 10pm, but ended up in Belmont House, which was on the same side of the street, but several doors down from the Wavecrest on Marine Parade. The court was told Mrs Barnes, who had bought a bottle of gin after going for an evening walk, was discovered by Redfern who dragged her downstairs by her feet before attacking her and throwing her suitcase into the road. Margaret Barnes, 71, died after suffering injuries 'consistent with a high-speed collision' ![]()
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