Life for 'devastated' man who murdered his mother with chainsaw in 'few minutes of anger'

A son who murdered his "loving and supportive" mother in their garden with a chainsaw has been jailed for life.

Life for 'devastated' man who murdered his mother with chainsaw in 'few minutes of anger'
Tue, 01 Nov, 2016 - 13:16

A son who murdered his "loving and supportive" mother in their garden with a chainsaw has been jailed for life.

Robert Owens kicked, strangled and attacked Iris Owens, 75, with a power tool in Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly, Wales, on May 3 this year.

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