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Hello and welcome to episode 475 of the UK True Crime Podcast. Hi, Madam. Today is the very last episode before Christmas,

so I'd like this opportunity to wish you and your families a very, very happy and peaceful Christmas.

Today's story has as close to a Christmas theme as I could bring myself to get to,

as it involved the band Bonie M, whose Christmas single we all

listen to at this time of year, don't we? And those of you who work in retail, we'll have it on

loop, you have my sympathy. And today's story has all those things that we readily associate

with Christmas. Religious rivalry, clandestine violence, and a

contract killing that rocked a community. But before we begin, let's set some context

with our guest a month and year game. You ready? Top of the UK charts, it was Jess Glynn

with Hold My Hand.

In the US at number one was Uptown funk from Bruno, Mars and Mark Ronson.

Shall I say once again, you might have heard of that one.

And in Australia, the top album this month was Sam Smith and in the Lonely Hour.

In the news this month, though it pains me to talk anything about cricket right now,

James Anderson became the highest wicket-taking bowler in England's test cricket history.

It was horror in Nepal as a huge earthquake hit near Kathmandu killing over 8,000 people and leaving over 100,000 homeless and destroying many historic

sites. And in UK true crime news, following a six-week trial, Justin Robertson was jailed

for life of a minimum tariff for 32 years for the killing of Penny Davis at the behest of her

stepson. Benjamin Carr, who paid Robertson £1,500 to carry out the killing of Penny Davis at the behest of her stepson.

Benjamin Carr, who paid Robertson £1,500 to carry out the killing,

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