Pensioner jailed 25 years after murder

A pensioner has been jailed for murdering an 86-year-old woman, nearly a quarter of a century after committing the crime. Raymond Kay strangled Amy Shepherd with a tea towel before slashing her throat with a knife in 1994. A jury heard how Kay, now 70, knew the victim as he previously delivered meals on wheels to her home as part of community service for another offence.

He was convicted of murder by a Bradford Crown Court jury and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years.