Ritual killer is jailed for life
Published Date:
03 July 2008
A MAN who carried out a bizarre mock religious ritual with the body of a former oil worker he had throttled and slashed has been jailed for life.
Leslie Moohan, 25, wrapped the mutilated body of David Redpath in bedclothes and plastic bags and dumped him under a bed in the Edinburgh guest house where they were both living.
When police caught up with Moohan he gave them a chilling account of how he lay beside the dead body and administered "last rites" before going to his own father's grave to pray for forgiveness.
At the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday, judge Lord Mackay of Drumadoon ordered that Moohan should serve at least 15 years.
Moohan had admitted the murder at Harrison Road on February 1 by strangling Mr Redpath, 39, with two belts, then cutting him.
The full article contains 143 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
03 July 2008 11:11 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
