‘Cowardly bully’ gets life for murder of woman who mistook his Welsh home for B&B

Margaret Barnes, 71, entered home of David Redfern and got into his bed while staying in Barmouth, Gwynedd

A “cowardly bully” has been jailed for life with a minimum of 14 years in prison for murdering a 71-year-old woman who mistook his home for a B&B and got into his bed.

Margaret Barnes had been visiting Barmouth in Wales from her home in Birmingham when she mistook her accommodation for the home of David Redfern, a few doors away, Caernarfon crown court heard.