Teen meted out repulsive violence and then cuddled fellow killer

DRESSED in a black jacket and shorts with black socks pulled up to her knees, Dionne TimmsWilliams looked just like a regular teenager.

Footage of her walking through a Cardiff street gave no suggestion she would go on to commit murder that night.

Having met Jason Edwards and Lee Strickland in Queen Street, the then-16-year-old made her way to Bute Park, where she and her co-defendants were to target gay men to rob before setting their sights on Dr Gary Jenkins.

They proceeded to punch, kick, and stamp Dr Jenkins to death and left him – bloody, unconscious, and semi-naked – in the park before stealing his credit card and phone.

Timms-Williams and Edwards were seen kissing and embracing on CCTV moments after the attack in a sickening display of affection contrasting with the torturous death Dr Jenkins had suffered at their hands.

After leaving Edwards, the teenager made her way to a garage to charge her phone and stayed the night with a friend.

Following her arrest, she sought to pin the blame on Edwards and Strickland, claiming she was scared of them and was forced to take part. But audio taken from a cafe inside the park revealed the opposite.

Timms-Williams could be heard shouting at Dr Jenkins: “Money... now.” She was also heard encouraging the others to hit him as he lay defenceless on the ground.

Following the attack, she could be heard on the footage saying “I needed that.”

Timms-Williams, now 17, lived at Castle Close, Creigiau, with her mother at the time of the murder.

The court heard she had been referred to adult mental health services when she was 14 for feelings of overwhelming anxiety and anger.

She was also believed to have borderline personality disorder and had a history of self-harm.

In mitigation, her barrister, Caroline Rees QC, said: “She was young, but despite that there was a catalogue of difference in her background that has led to vulnerability. She experienced trauma that has led to alcohol and drug dependency and a liability to exploitation in certain respects.

“We submit there’s no evidence againt her of homophobic intent. She herself had just emerged from a same-sex relationship.”

She was sentenced to life detention with a minimum of 17 years and will initially serve her sentence in a young offenders’ institution before being moved to an adult prison.