Double-killer will die in jail serving whole life tariff after murdering kind pensioner who took him in when he was released on licence
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A convicted double-killer who brutally murdered a kindly pensioner after being released on licence from his original sentence is set to die in jail. High on drink and drugs, Brian Whitelock inflicted such a horrific assault on his latest victim Wendy Buckney, 71, that a pathologist found her injuries were too many to count.
![[Wendy Buckney, 71, was 'brutally' killed in a horrific attack using a knife, table leg, and wooden shelf]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/61762369-14213483-Wendy_Buckney_71_was_brutally_killed_in_a_horrific_attack_using_-a-1_1734691532517.jpg)
Today, the 57-year-old received a rare whole-life order from a judge at Swansea Crown Court after jurors convicted him of Ms Buckney's murder following a trial last month. Whitelock murdered and sexually assaulted Ms Buckney in August 2002. The retired riding school owner, who believed in 'second chances', had offered him odd jobs and food after he moved to her village following his release on life licence from his original jail term – against the advice of her family.
![[Footage of the arrest shows Whitelock tell police 'wait till you turn her over' and 'I'm so sorry like, for her like, for Wendy' as he is put in handcuffs and escorted into a police vehicle]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/92561419-14213483-Footage_of_the_arrest_shows_Whitelock_tell_police_wait_till_you_-a-15_1734692073684.jpg)
Whitelock was previously handed a life sentence with a minimum jail term of 18 years for murdering Nicky Morgan, 27, who he battered to death with a hammer in 2000. He was also convicted of the manslaughter of his own brother Glen, 35, who died in a house fire started by Whitelock to cover his tracks after killing Mr Morgan following a row.
![[Wendy Buckney pictured before the attack. She was killed with a kitchen knife, broken table leg and and wooden shelving during a sustained assault in her own home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/11/92555699-14213483-Wendy_Buckney_pictured_before_the_attack_She_was_killed_with_a_k-a-26_1734695933799.jpg)
Brian Whitelock, 57, was found guilty after a jury took just 27 minutes to decide he murdered retired generous riding school owner Wendy Buckney, 71. Wendy Buckney, 71, was 'brutally' killed in a horrific attack using a knife, table leg, and wooden shelf.
![[Whitelock was seen leaving Ms Buckney's home wearing only inside-out boxer shorts and covered in blood]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/11/61763713-14213483-Whitelock_was_seen_leaving_Ms_Buckney_s_home_wearing_only_inside-a-28_1734695933815.jpg)
