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The convict, Dylan Thomas, 24, the grandson of Peter's Pie Services founder Stanley Thomas, stabbed his childhood friend William Bush for around 40 times at the house they shared in Cardiff's Llanddaff on Christmas Eve in 2023.
Dylan Thomas (L) who killed William Bush (R) in Wales. (Pictures: South Wales Police)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 26, 2025 21:16 IST
The heir to a Welsh pie company fortune valued at $292 million has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the "barbaric" murder of his childhood friend in Cardiff, Wales.
Dylan Thomas, 24, the grandson of Stanley Thomas, the founder of Peter's Pie Services, brutally stabbed his friend, William Bush, nearly 40 times on Christmas Eve in 2023. The attack occurred at their shared residence in Cardiff's Llandaff neighbourhood.
The day before the murder, Thomas was with his family in Rhoose, Wales, and stayed at his grandmother's home overnight. On December 24, 2023, he persuaded his grandmother to drive him back to Cardiff, claiming he needed to check on his dog. During the roughly 20-kilometre journey, Thomas grew increasingly agitated, his grandmother later told investigators.
While en route, Thomas exchanged messages with Bush via Snapchat, asking if he was home. When Bush confirmed, Thomas replied, "OK, nearly home. Stay there x."
Thomas had been searching online for information about veins, arteries, anatomy, and assisted suicide- a search history that South Wales Police later uncovered.
Upon reaching Llandaff, Thomas entered the house undetected, retrieved a large kitchen knife and a pocket knife, and launched a vicious attack on Bush in his bedroom.
According to prosecutors, the assault was premeditated, with Thomas "deliberately arming himself with knives" and launching a surprise attack from behind, the BBC reported.
Following the attack, Thomas fled to his grandmother's car, drenched in blood, and banged on the windows. In a call to emergency services, he falsely claimed that Bush had "gone mental" and stabbed him. However, investigators quickly disproved his account, with prosecutors labelling the murder a calculated and deliberate act.
It was revealed that Thomas, just weeks before the murder, had been arrested for scaling Buckingham Palace. At the time of Bush's killing, Thomas was out on bail for that incident.
"He must serve at least 19 years in prison before becoming eligible for release consideration," a police official was quoted as saying.
Published By:
Ashutosh Acharya
Published On:
Jan 26, 2025
