Season 9 - Episode 34

DESCRIPTION: 

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 9 - EPISODE 33’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. After Benjamin Atkins and Debbie Pereira were caught with their lodger’s severed arms in their back garden, they were charged with murder and brought to trial at Winchester Crown Court. The prosecution alleged that the couple had acted together to kill Simon Shotton, dismember his body, and scatter his remains around Boscombe. Although Atkins had admitted to causing Simon’s death, he claimed that he had acted in self-defence, and Pereira argued she was innocent of any involvement… (Part 2 of 2).

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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.

Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton

Narration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.

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The Last Straw by CJ Oliver 

Final Moments by Cody Martin 

Half Empty by Cody Martin 

Rain Dance by Delbony 

Count Backwards From 10 by Glasseyes 

The Plot Thickens by Joshua Spacht 

Spooked by jshirts 

Extinction by Wicked Cinema 

Wilderness by Wild Wonder 

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REFERENCES: 

JUDICIARY / CPS

https://www.cps.gov.uk/wessex/news/couple-convicted-after-lodger-murdered-and-body-scattered-across-town

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Atkins-and-Pereira-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf

NEWSBANK

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ONLINE

https://news.dorset.police.uk/news-article/8ab41d55-404b-ef11-9d69-6045bdd24049

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24332259.benjamin-atkins-found-guilty-murdering-simon-shotton-boscombe/