Murderer tells judge 'go f*** yourself' as he's jailed for killing pubgoer
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A foul-mouthed murderer jailed for life for killing a pub goer told the judge to “go f*** yourself” as he was sentenced. Kelvin Evans, 64, was attacked by Christopher Cooper outside The Station Hotel in Gorseinon, Wales, in May last year and died a month later. Cooper admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming the victim had been the aggressor and had threatened to "glass" his girlfriend over her performance at the karaoke machine, Swansea Crown Court heard.
During the trial, prosecutor Andrew Jones called Cooper's claims "ludicrous" and "an insult to everyone’s intelligence". The 39-year-old was convicted of murder and his partner, 54-year-old Tracy Francis, was convicted of assisting an offender for her role in trying to cover up the killing.
Today Cooper, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 16 years, WalesOnline reported. After being told he may never be released, the defendant shouted out from the dock: “Go **** yourself. How’s that? D******d”. After entering the witness box, Mr Evans' 92-year-old mother Maureen Evans told the court that “as a mother you never expect your children to go before you”. Describing her son as "thoughtful, helpful, and the best son you could wish for”, Ms Evans added: “I look at his picture every morning and every night - I miss him so much”.
In a victim impact statement, the victim's former partner Janet Cross described Mr Evans as the love of her life and her "soul mate". Ms Cross added since the murder her “days and nights are filled with inconsolable grief”, adding Cooper "killed a part of me too".
