Cops release final images of child killer
HE revolutionised car maintenance by sharing the expertise of a lifelong passion for motors.
John Haynes has died aged 80 after a short illness, but his legacy lives on in the Haynes manuals that have helped 200 million drivers around the world.
His love of cars began in his native Sri Lanka, now Ceylon, as he rode in a Morris 8 saloon around the tea plantation managed by his father there.
It continued at boarding school in Kent, where he gave up rugby to convert an Austin 7 into a sportier model – then produced a booklet called Building A ‘750’ Special to show others how it was done.
He met wife Annette during National Service in the RAF where he rebuilt an Austin Healey Sprite. Finding the factory manual was not made for the average driver he bought a camera and captured the process of rebuilding the engine.
In 1966 it was the first
Haynes manual, followed by many more. Haynes was floated on the Stock
Exchange in 1979 and in later years also produced novelty science manuals.
In 1985 John founded the
Haynes International
Motor Museum in Sparkford, Somerset as an educational trust. In 1995 he was awarded an OBE for services to publishing.
He is survived by Annette, sons J and Chris, and five grandchildren. His family said: “A true gentleman, John will be greatly missed not only by his family, friends and colleagues but by the many people that use his manuals and benefit from his guiding hand as they repair and maintain their cars and motorbikes.” FAMILY OF JOHN HAYNES WHO HAS DIED AGED 80 VICTIM Gaut at station The final images of a child killer taken hours before he was allegedly murdered have been released.
David Gaut, 54, was stabbed more than 150 times while still alive, a further 26 times after he died, and his fingernails were cut off postmortem.
The CCTV footage shows Gaut at Caerphilly station on August 2.
Prosecutors in the trial at Newport crown court say David Osborne, 51, and Ieuan Harley, 23, murdered Gaut just after learning he had killed 15-month-old Chi Ming Shek in 1985.
Osborne, from New Tredegar, South Wales and Harley, deny murder.
Darran Evesham, 47, and Harley deny perverting the course of justice, which Osborne admits.
The trial continues.
He’ll be missed by those who benefit from his guiding hand