Jack Crawley jailed for life

Cumbria Police A mugshot of Jack Crawley. He has short brown hair and is wearing a grey T-shirt.Cumbria Police

Jack Crawley was found guilty of Paul Taylor’s murder following a trial

A man who bludgeoned an army veteran to death with a hammer has been sentenced to life in prison.

Jack Crawley, 20, of Carlisle, was told at Carlisle Crown Court he would need to serve a minimum term of 37 years.

Paul Taylor, 56, from Annan, Dumfriesshire, went missing last October and his remains were found in woodland near Carlisle, Cumbria, in May.

Crawley was found guilty of Mr Taylor’s murder, as well as the attempted murder of another man while he was on bail.

Crawley bludgeoned Mr Taylor to death with a hammer and tried to burn his body, the court heard.

He then buried the Cumberland Infirmary catering manager in a shallow grave in Finglandrigg Wood.

They had been in touch for some time before the killing and had previously met to have sex, the trial heard.

Cumbria Police Paul Taylor. He is wearing a suit and tie and is smiling at the camera. He has short grey hair and blue eyes.Cumbria Police

Paul Taylor’s body was discovered in a shallow grave in Finglandrigg Wood

Crawley was also sentenced for the attempted murder of a second man he met on gay dating app Grindr, who he also attacked with a claw hammer in York while on bail for the murder of Mr Taylor.

A jury found him guilty on Monday, after more than eight hours of deliberation.

‘Intention to kill’

At sentencing, Mr Justice Goose described Crawley as a “highly dangerous young man” who inflicted “callous cruelty” on Paul Taylor.

The judge said Mr Taylor was killed in a “murder for gain”, as Crawley wanted to steal his car.

He said Crawley’s intention was also to kill the second man in York.

In a victim impact statement from Mr Taylor’s widow, Maria, which was read to the court, she said: “Our lives and world are completely torn apart.”

“We had plans to grow old together this has all been taken away from us.”

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