‘I’m going to die’ – last words of dad-of-four stabbed with broken bottle
ALOVING dad-of-four was killed just before Christmas after being stabbed in the neck with a broken glass bottle because he refused to buy stolen perfume.
Kyle Mark Dunbar has been sentenced to 20 years in jail at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to murdering David Wynne.
The court heard how people in a taxi office had battled to stem the flow of blood following the attack but Mr Wynne had told them, “I’m going to die”.
He passed away in hospital just days later on Boxing Day, leaving his family heartbroken.
The mother of two of Mr Wynne’s children told the court in a statement how Mr Wynne’s son “did not want it to be Christmas again” and how his daughter “cries herself to sleep at night”.
At yesterday’s hearing it was revealed 30-year-old Dunbar had stolen fragrance bottles from gift sets in Boots in the Quadrant Shopping Centre on December 23, and had spent the evening trying to sell them by approaching people in Oxford Street, Princess Way, Caer Street and High Street.
He was “persistent and intimidating” in his approach to members of the public, the court heard.
Mr Wynne had been minding his own business and was walking along High Street on his way to get a taxi home following a Christmas work night out, stopping to get a takeaway meal en route.
Dunbar approached Mr Wynne, attempting to sell the items, and was refused, with Mr Wynne continually telling him to “go away and leave him alone”.
But Dunbar became aggressive, demanding and physically violent, leading to an altercation between the men near the Volcano Theatre.
Mr Wynne, 39, then continued up High Street towards the Station Cabs taxi office. After ordering his taxi home and stepping outside, he found Dunbar had followed him up High Street, with CCTV showing evidence that he had run in his direction.
Mr Wynne confronted Dunbar and another altercation took place, during which Dunbar threw a perfume bottle at him.
Mr Wynne returned to the taxi office, while Dunbar retreated down the lane at Ebenezer Street. But he returned one minute and 18 seconds later with a glass bottle, which he had smashed so it was left with a jagged neck. He then put his jacket hood up, walked up to Mr Wynne, who was standing outside the office, and deliberately stabbed him in the neck, before running back down the lane and away from the scene.
Efforts were made by those at the taxi office, who had called the emergency services, to stem the bleeding, using a towel and cushion against his neck.
But Mr Wynne knew he was fatally injured and said: “I know what is going to happen. I’m going to die.”
By the time the ambulance service arrived, he had lost three litres of blood and was still bleeding out, the court heard. He was taken to Morriston Hospital, where he underwent intensive treatment throughout the remainder of that night and the next few days.
But he had suffered catastrophic, irreversible brain and organ damage. A decision was made to turn off his lifesupport on Boxing Day.
After the incident, witnesses reported Dunbar’s behaviour to be “agitated, anxious and self-pitying”, claiming Mr Wynne had “been bullying him”.
He had visited Griffith John Street flats, where he spent 45 minutes, and CCTV and witness evidence revealed how he later explained to two men how he had stabbed Mr Wynne in the neck.
Much later, at 4.45am, PC Richard George was on duty when he saw Dunbar standing on the pavement at Chemical Road in Morriston, under the influence of alcohol and having taken four Valium tablets.
He had a 2cm wide cut on his hand, which told the officer had been caused by punching a window in an attempt to gain access to his house.
Officers explained he had been captured on camera at the scene of the attack in High Street, and he said: “I can’t believe it. Christmas Eve. I should have stayed in.”
He was put in the back of a police car, where he fell asleep.
Dunbar, of Woodfield Crescent, Clydach, originally denied murder and admitted manslaughter and was due to face trial today on the murder charge, before changing his plea to guilty.
The court heard Dunbar had drugs in his system, including MDMA and cocaine.
Mr Wynne’s father Michael Wynne said in a personal statement read to the court that his life had been “turned upside down.”
He spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at his son’s bedside in hospital, stating he was “praying for a miracle to happen”.
Mr Wynne said the family would “never be the same again” and were heartbroken. He said he would miss his son’s “cheeky grin” and described him as a “hardworking boy with a heart of gold”.
Judge Paul Thomas sentenced Dunbar to 20 years’ imprisonment, describing the killing as “a premeditated decision.”