Judge tells killer he will spend life behind bars

A FORMER bin-man who murdered his girlfriend, her twin sister and a frail elderly couple in a brutal killing spree was told yesterday he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Mark Hobson, 35, admitted the murder of his girlfriend Claire Sanderson, 27, and her sister Diane at his flat in Camblesforth, North Yorkshire, and killing pensioners Joan and James Britton at their home near York.

At Leeds Crown Court, Mr Justice Grigson sentenced Hobson to life in prison and gave him a “whole life tariff”.

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