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30/07/2012
Decapitation Brothers Jailed For Life
Two brothers who shot a man dead, decapitated him and set his body on fire have been jailed.
The body of John Grainger, 33, was found in Wellington Street in Stockport on January 26.
His head was found by firefighters.
At Manchester Crown Court, Joseph Jenkins, 30, who denied murder, was ordered to serve a minimum of 32 years.
Anthony Jenkins, 34, pleaded guilty and must serve a minimum of 30 years.
Mr Grainger was hit on the head with a hammer, stabbed in the legs then shot in the knee and in the head at Joseph Jenkins's flat in Covent Gardens, Stockport.
The court heard he was decapitated with an electric jigsaw.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the brothers had been stopped by officers in the area because they were acting suspiciously.
Anthony Jenkins was found to have six shotgun cartridges in his pocket and blood on his trainers.
Senior investigating officer Andy Tattersall said the brothers' attack on John Grainger was "horrifically violent and cruel" and "nothing short of macabre".
(NE)
The body of John Grainger, 33, was found in Wellington Street in Stockport on January 26.
His head was found by firefighters.
At Manchester Crown Court, Joseph Jenkins, 30, who denied murder, was ordered to serve a minimum of 32 years.
Anthony Jenkins, 34, pleaded guilty and must serve a minimum of 30 years.
Mr Grainger was hit on the head with a hammer, stabbed in the legs then shot in the knee and in the head at Joseph Jenkins's flat in Covent Gardens, Stockport.
The court heard he was decapitated with an electric jigsaw.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the brothers had been stopped by officers in the area because they were acting suspiciously.
Anthony Jenkins was found to have six shotgun cartridges in his pocket and blood on his trainers.
Senior investigating officer Andy Tattersall said the brothers' attack on John Grainger was "horrifically violent and cruel" and "nothing short of macabre".
(NE)
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