All That Remains / The Murder of Simon Shotton - Part 2
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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🗓️ 15 September 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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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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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes, profanity and descriptions of sexual violence. |
| 0:09.7 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:14.1 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:20.0 | After Benjamin Atkins and Debbie Pereiro were caught with their lodgers severed arms in their back garden, |
| 0:26.7 | they were charged with murder and brought to trial at Winchester Crown Court. |
| 0:32.6 | The prosecution alleged that the couple had acted together to kill Simon Schotton, |
| 0:37.7 | dismember his body and scatter his remains around Boscom. |
| 0:42.7 | Although Atkins had admitted to causing Simon's death, |
| 0:46.2 | he claimed that he had acted in self-defense, |
| 0:49.1 | and Pereira argued she was innocent of any involvement. |
| 0:55.5 | Welcome to Season 9, Episode 34 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 1:05.9 | Please listen to Season 9, Episode 33 for part 1 of this two-part case. |
| 1:19.0 | Evidence relating to Simon Schotton's mobile phone data was presented by Major Crime |
| 1:25.0 | Analyst Rosemary Latham. |
| 1:28.1 | Simon had texted a woman named Donna McGuire on the evening of August 17, |
| 1:32.6 | 2003, the day before his alleged murder, and told Donna that it was stressful living with |
| 1:40.0 | the defendants. |
| 1:42.0 | Referring to Atkins, he wrote, I'm so close to wanting to smash his face in. |
| 1:49.3 | Simon also revealed that he was being blackmailed. If he did not give Atkins and Pereira more |
| 1:55.8 | drugs, Atkins allegedly threatened to tell Simon's probation worker that he was selling heroin and cocaine. |
| 2:04.6 | Simon told Donna, I give them two of each every day and the only one that says thank you for it is her. |
| 2:11.8 | That's how much of a cunt he is to her and everyone else. |
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