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The Sun
6 hours ago
- The Sun
Horror moment monster who killed his own grandad GLASSES punter who confronted him for boasting about evil crime in pub
HORRIFYING footage shows the moment a monster who killed his own grandad glassed a punter who confronted him for boasting about his evil crime. Sick thug Jakob Walpole, 33, killed vintage car expert John Brown, 81, in a brutal attack on his grandfather in Bulkington, Warwickshire. 8 8 8 8 The "internationally renowned" Jaguar restoration expert suffered serious head injuries in his home at the hands of Walpole, who was convicted of John's manslaughter. Less than four minutes later, Walpole was seen on CCTV footage emerging from the property and from there headed to a village pub. He stayed at the hostelry for a matter of minutes before moving on to a working men's club. It was here the cowardly thug was also convicted of breaching a restraining order and assaulting two other victims, a court heard on Wednesday. Now, footage released showing the cowardly killer boasting about his despicable crime and attacking others has surfaced. Jurors heard drunken Walpole attacked Dennis Hopson from behind in Bulkington Working Men's Club after openly speaking about the vicious assault on his grandad. Drunken Wallpole also "ignored" Mr Hopson's pleas to moderate his language as he continued to badger the drinker. He was then caught on "clear" CCTV footage attacking the elderly drinker. Matters came to a head when Walpole took the victim's seat before smashing a pint glass over the back of his Hopson's head after being told to move. The attack caused cuts to Mr Hopson's ear, neck and head and prosecutor Michael Duck KC told jurors: "There can be no suggestion (Walpole) was acting in self-defence or anything of that sort." A barman was then punched in the face as he frogmarched Walpole out of the club. "Belligerent" Walpole was arrested for all three attacks later the same night. He remained abusive throughout the process and "booking in" at a police station, the court heard. Jurors were also shown "haunting" footage of "world-renowned" restoration expert John pleading for help on a security camera before he was attacked by Walpole. Earlier that evening, Walpole had been seen on CCTV arriving at John's bungalow, before going inside and attacking the pensioner. The pensioner could be seen waving at the camera - said to be linked to his daughter, Walpole's mum - while in the garden before heading inside. Mr Duck told jurors: "John Brown is Jakob Walpole's grandfather. He was a frail man and he had recently been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia. "He was plainly a vulnerable individual and the evidence will demonstrate that this defendant was acutely aware of that." 8 8 8 John was well known in the local community, having run a successful car panel and body repair business due to his expertise in respect of vintage cars, the court heard. Police summoned to the bungalow by John's daughter, Lynda Brown, found the pensioner "dazed and confused" and with significant injuries to his face and arms. Despite being rushed to hospital, over the following hours John suffered a bleed on the brain as a result of the attack and passed away six days later. Walpole had also attended a match at Coventry City 's home stadium that lunchtime before visiting local pubs in the run-up to the spree of violence. Concerns about Walpole's "deteriorating behaviour" had led to a security camera being installed at his grandparents' home address in Bulkington. He was also already subject to a restraining order when he carried out the attack on his grandfather. 'ACT OF COWARDICE' Walpole, of School Road, Bulkington, Warwickshire, will be sentenced next Monday. Commenting after the case, Natalie Kelly, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Jakob Walpole carried out a senseless and brutal attack on his own grandfather who had tried to help him. "He showed no concern or remorse following the attack. "Rather than call for help, he callously left his vulnerable and elderly grandfather severely injured and went to a local pub where he assaulted two further elderly victims. "Everyone who knew Mr Brown saw how much he did for his grandson, often going out of his way to care and support him - but Walpole simply took advantage of his kindness. "While this conviction ensures Walpole is held accountable for his actions, the family have been left with a deep and lasting pain that no justice can erase." Detective Inspector Gareth Unett, who led the investigation for Warwickshire Police, said: "John Brown was a kind, gentle, hardworking man whose loss has left a huge void in the lives of his loved ones and friends. "Not only was he loved greatly by all those around him, he was known internationally as one of the best restorers of classic Jaguars. "The legacy he leaves is not only in the love and generosity he showed to those around him, but also in the countless classic cars that will survive for generations more thanks to his work. "Walpole's attack on his grandfather, who had shown him nothing but kindness and generosity, was an act of cowardice and brutality that, in decades of policing, I struggle to find a comparison for." 8
Telegraph
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Claims that Queen Victoria had a secret child are pure clickbait
Rarely has the humble question mark done so much heavy lifting in a programme title. Because for all its proclamations of 'overwhelming evidence' that Queen Victoria had made an honest man of faithful ghillie John Brown, the jury remained very much out on Channel 4's Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child?. The evidence that Queen Victoria had indeed married her loyal servant-cum-companion and had a child with him? She didn't go out much for a couple of years after Prince Albert's premature demise and could have hidden a lot under her signature voluminous skirts. And – besides a note describing a dodgy deathbed confession from a Scottish vicar who claimed he officiated the ceremony – that was about it. Taking the gossipy scribblings of a Swiss tabloid, musing that Victoria was hiding a pregnancy secret, as some kind of starting point, historian Fern Riddell embarked on a flight of fancy that had her staring at a picture of John Brown and cooing on about how sexy he was. 'Looking at this you can see why Victoria was so incredibly drawn to him,' sighed the academic who was clearly in the grip of a fangirl crush. Putting two and two together and coming up with something like 69, Riddell interpreted the letters and postcards between the monarch and her servant with all the gushing lust of a feverish romance novelist. Landing on any turn of phrase or declaration of devotion that supported her theory – well, she has got a book to flog – Riddell strove to present pure conjecture as indisputable fact. I wasn't buying it. Which could not be said for sometime judge and media legal everyman Robert Rinder, who had been presumably enlisted to cast an objective eye on proceedings. But he too got swept up in Riddell's elaborate fantasy. 'It blows history up,' was just one of the many bizarre overstatements that littered a story spun from the flimsiest of threads. It all felt rather prurient. The hook for it all, which could have been delved into further, was Riddell's discovery of a John Brown family archive. How she got her hands on this mysterious archive remained obscure, but it had led her to tattooed Angela from Minnesota who believed she was descended from history's most celebrated ghillie. The likeness was not striking. This is where we really could have done with the forensic approach of Who Do You Think You Are?, tracking the lineage of 'Mary Ann', the supposed child of Victoria and Brown, down through the generations. Mary Ann had, we were told, been passed off as the offspring of John Brown's brother and his wife and whisked to New Zealand for safe-keeping. But the evidence supporting this theory amounted to little more than hearsay. Tracking down the missing links in the chain to Angela would have given the story some much-needed ballast. Riddell has, I understand, earned a degree of credibility as a social historian, but here she played the part of a starry-eyed fantasist, reading so much between the lines into the correspondence between Queen Victoria and John Brown that credulity flew out of the Balmoral window long before the closing credits. This isn't history, it's clickbait.
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Man, 33, GUILTY of killing his ‘frail and vulnerable' vintage car expert grandfather, 81, after all-day drinking session
A 33-YEAR-OLD thug has been found guilty of killing "frail and vulnerable" grandfather after an all-day drinking session. Vintage car expert John Brown, 81, died six days after being attacked by Jakob Walpole, 33, a trial was told. 3 3 3 Well-known Jaguar restoration expert John suffered serious head injuries in his home at the hands of Walpole, who was convicted of John's manslaughter. The cowardly thug was also convicted of breaching a restraining order and assaulting two other elderly victims, a court heard today. Jurors were shown "haunting" footage of "world-renowned" restoration expert John pleading for help on a security camera before he was attacked by Walpole. He could be seen waving at the camera - said to be linked to his daughter, Walpole's mum - while in the garden before going back inside his bungalow. Less than four minutes later, Walpole was seen emerging from the property and from there headed to a village pub. He stayed at the hostelry for a matter of minutes before moving on to the working men's club. Prosecutor Michael Duck KC told jurors Walpole had been "drinking throughout the day" and committed two assaults at Bulkington Working Men's Club around an hour after attacking his grandfather on the night of November 23 last year. Mr Duck told jurors: "John Brown is Jakob Walpole's grandfather. He was a frail man and he had recently been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia. "He was plainly a vulnerable individual and the evidence will demonstrate that this defendant was acutely aware of that." John was well known in the local community, having run a successful car panel and body repair business due to his expertise in respect of vintage cars, the court heard. Earlier that evening, Walpole had been seen on CCTV footage arriving at Mr Brown's bungalow, before going inside and attacking the pensioner. Police summoned to the Browns' bungalow by their daughter found the pensioner "dazed and confused" and with significant injuries to his face and arms. Despite being rushed to hospital, over the following hours John suffered a bleed on the brain as a result of the attack and passed away six days later. Nursery plunged into lockdown after two killed in quadruple London stabbing He had also attended a match at Coventry City 's home stadium that lunchtime before visiting local pubs in the run-up to the spree of violence. After attacking his relative, the sick thug went on to smash a glass over the back of a working men's club customer's head in an incident caught on the "clearest possible" CCTV footage. Walpole then made "physical and direct contact" with a bar worker as he was physically removed from the club. Concerns about Walpole's "deteriorating behaviour" had led to a security camera being installed at his grandparents' home address in Bulkington. He was also already subject to a restraining order when he carried out the attack on his grandfather. Just days earlier, Walpole arrived at his grandparents' home in a drunken state, banged on windows and issued threats to kill his grandfather. Jurors were then asked to evaluate whether or not Walpole intended really serious harm in considering the murder charge, after watching CCTV images of Mr Brown making a "haunting" video gesturing towards the camera for help before the attack. Mr Duck said the jury "may think it was a gesture of desire for assistance". The prosecutor said at the beginning of the trial: "The reality is that on the 23rd of November, in drink, Jakob Walpole descended to a tirade of violence." 'ACT OF COWARDICE' Commenting after the case, Natalie Kelly, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Jakob Walpole carried out a senseless and brutal attack on his own grandfather who had tried to help him. "He showed no concern or remorse following the attack. "Rather than call for help, he callously left his vulnerable and elderly grandfather severely injured and went to a local pub where he assaulted two further elderly victims. "Everyone who knew Mr Brown saw how much he did for his grandson, often going out of his way to care and support him - but Walpole simply took advantage of his kindness. "While this conviction ensures Walpole is held accountable for his actions, the family have been left with a deep and lasting pain that no justice can erase." Walpole, of School Road, Bulkington, Warwickshire, will be sentenced next Monday. Detective Inspector Gareth Unett, who led the investigation for Warwickshire Police, said: "John Brown was a kind, gentle, hardworking man whose loss has left a huge void in the lives of his loved ones and friends. "Not only was he loved greatly by all those around him, he was known internationally as one of the best restorers of classic Jaguars. "The legacy he leaves is not only in the love and generosity he showed to those around him, but also in the countless classic cars that will survive for generations more thanks to his work. "Walpole's attack on his grandfather, who had shown him nothing but kindness and generosity, was an act of cowardice and brutality that, in decades of policing, I struggle to find a comparison for."
The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
Drinker found guilty of his grandfather's ‘senseless and brutal' manslaughter
A 33-year-old man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his frail and vulnerable grandfather and of attacking two other victims at a working men's club. Warwick Crown Court was told well-known Jaguar restoration expert John Brown, aged 81, died six days after suffering head injuries in his home at the hands of Jakob Walpole, who was cleared of murder. As well as returning a guilty verdict on an alternative charge of manslaughter on Wednesday, jurors found Walpole guilty of breaching a restraining order and two counts of assault. Walpole, of School Road, Bulkington, Warwickshire, will be sentenced next Monday. A three-week trial was told that security cameras in the victim's bungalow provided important evidence of the defendant's responsibility for the killing. Opening the Crown's case on July 9, prosecutor Michael Duck KC told jurors Walpole had been 'drinking throughout the day' and committed two assaults at Bulkington Working Men's Club around an hour after attacking his grandfather on the night of November 23 last year. Mr Duck told jurors: 'John Brown is Jakob Walpole's grandfather. 'He was a frail man and he had recently been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia. 'He was plainly a vulnerable individual and the evidence will demonstrate that this defendant was acutely aware of that.' Mr Brown was well known in the local community, having run a successful car panel and body repair business due to his expertise in respect of vintage cars, the court heard. Walpole had engaged in a 'very significant day of drinking', having bought a small bottle of vodka from a shop in Bulkington at about 9am, before attending a match at Coventry City's home stadium in the afternoon, the court heard. After attacking his relative, he went on to smash a glass over the back of a working men's club customer's head in an incident caught on the 'clearest possible' CCTV footage. Walpole then made 'physical and direct contact' with a bar worker as he was physically removed from the club. The court heard relatives had expressed concern about Walpole's 'deteriorating' behaviour since the Covid pandemic, leading to Mr Brown's daughter installing security cameras at her parents' home in St James Gardens, Bulkington. Jurors were asked to evaluate whether or not Walpole intended really serious harm in considering the murder charge, after watching CCTV images of Mr Brown making a 'haunting' video gesturing towards the camera for help before the attack. Mr Duck said the jury 'may think it was a gesture of desire for assistance'. The prosecutor said at the beginning of the trial: 'The reality is that on the 23rd of November, in drink, Jakob Walpole descended to a tirade of violence.' Commenting after the case, Natalie Kelly, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: 'Jakob Walpole carried out a senseless and brutal attack on his own grandfather who had tried to help him. 'He showed no concern or remorse following the attack. Rather than call for help, he callously left his vulnerable and elderly grandfather severely injured and went to a local pub where he assaulted two further elderly victims. 'Everyone who knew Mr Brown saw how much he did for his grandson, often going out of his way to care and support him – but Walpole simply took advantage of his kindness. 'We were able to prove this case using comprehensive evidence including CCTV footage, mobile phone evidence and messages which clearly demonstrated Walpole's violent intentions and actions. 'While this conviction ensures Walpole is held accountable for his actions, the family have been left with a deep and lasting pain that no justice can erase.' Detective Inspector Gareth Unett, who led the investigation for Warwickshire Police, said: 'John Brown was a kind, gentle, hardworking man whose loss has left a huge void in the lives of his loved ones and friends. 'Not only was he loved greatly by all those around him, he was known internationally as one of the best restorers of classic Jaguars. 'The legacy he leaves is not only in the love and generosity he showed to those around him, but also in the countless classic cars that will survive for generations more thanks to his work. 'Walpole's attack on his grandfather, who had shown him nothing but kindness and generosity, was an act of cowardice and brutality that, in decades of policing, I struggle to find a comparison for. 'His later attack in the working men's club only serves as further confirmation that Walpole is a danger to decent, peaceful, law-abiding people. 'Our thoughts remain with Mr Brown's family, in what is a terribly sad case. They have shown dignity and respect in the most challenging of circumstances.'
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Warwickshire man killed renowned Jaguar expert grandfather
A man has been found guilty of killing his "frail and vulnerable" grandfather who was a well-known Jaguar car restoration expert. John Brown, 81, died six days after suffering head injuries at his home in Bulkington, Warwickshire, at the hands of Jakob Walpole, 33. A jury at Warwick Crown Court had heard that Walpole had a "very significant day of drinking" before the of School Road in the village, was found guilty of manslaughter and of assaulting two other victims at a working men's club, but was cleared of murder. During the trial, Michael Duck KC told jurors Walpole had been "drinking throughout the day" before attacking his relative on 23 November of last went on to smash a glass over the back of a customer's head at Bulkington Working Men's Club in an incident caught on the "clearest possible" CCTV footage. Walpole then made "physical and direct contact" with a bar worker as he was physically removed from the court heard relatives had expressed concern about Walpole's "deteriorating" behaviour since the Covid pandemic, leading to Mr Brown's daughter installing security cameras at her parents' home in St James Gardens, Kelly, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Jakob Walpole carried out a senseless and brutal attack on his own grandfather who had tried to help him."He showed no concern or remorse following the attack. Rather than call for help, he callously left his vulnerable and elderly grandfather severely injured and went to a local pub where he assaulted two further elderly victims."Det Insp Gareth Unett of Warwickshire Police, said: "John Brown was a kind, gentle, hard-working man whose loss has left a huge void in the lives of his loved ones and friends."The legacy he leaves is not only in the love and generosity he showed to those around him, but also in the countless classic cars that will survive for generations more thanks to his work." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
