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74-year-old Anne James had just returned from a quick shopping trip and was making soup at her home when a familiar face turned up at her door.
Letting the man inside, Anne had no idea that within just a few minutes, her life would be taken away at his hands.
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References:
Anne James death: Grandson guilty of stab murder. (2018, October 19). BBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45914020
Anne James death: Grandson “heard devilish voices.” (2018, October 16). BBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45879998
Bilston man convicted of murdering his grandmother. (2018, October 20). Birmingham Eastside. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://birminghameastside.com/bilston-man-convicted-of-murdering-his-grandmother/
Brennan, M. (2018, October 12). Murder victim Anne James “had given £1,000 to grandson who killed her.” Express & Star. https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/10/12/murder-victim-anne-james-had-given-1000-to-grandson-who-killed-her/
Daily Mail. (2018, October 29). CCTV shows moment Gregory Irvin gets to grandmother’s cottage [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DYLYIzIruc
Drug user cut his grandmother’s throat and stabbed her 30 times. (2018, October 19). Guernsey Press. https://guernseypress.com/news/uk-news/2018/10/19/drug-user-cut-his-grandmothers-throat-and-stabbed-her-30-times/
Evans, S., & Tyler, J. (2018, October 29). Killer grandson who stabbed gran 40 TIMES and slit her throat as she unpacked shopping is jailed for life. The Mirror. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-killer-grandson-who-stabbed-13498810
“Evil” grandson jailed for stabbing grandmother to death. (2018, October 29). BBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-46018383
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Kirby, W., & Wyatt, T. (2018, October 29). ‘Evil’ drug user who slashed his grandmother’s throat and stabbed her more than 40 times is jailed for life. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gregory-irvin-murder-grandmother-trial-throat-cut-walsall-west-midland-a8606671.html
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Scott, J. (2018b, October 30). How row over money led to Greg Irvin’s shocking murder of his grandmother Anne James. Express & Star. https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2018/10/30/how-row-over-money-led-to-greg-irvins-shocking-murder-of-his-grandmother-anne-james/
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Tyler, J., & Rodger, J. (2018, October 29). Grandson Gregory Irvin who brutally stabbed gran Anne James 30 times as she unpacked shopping jailed. Birmingham Live. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/grandson-gregory-irvin-who-brutally-15343185
Vonow, B. (2018, October 29). Family blast ‘evil’ grandson who cut his gran’s throat and stabbed her more than 40 times in frenzied murder. The Sun. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7607202/family-evil-grandson-cut-throat-stabbed-murder/
Walsall man in court accused of killing his grandmother. (2018, March 5). BBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-43289055
Walsall murder probe as woman, 74, dies from knife injuries. (2018, March 1). BBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-43238151
Walsall woman Anne James “stabbed 30 times by grandson.” (2018, October 10). BBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45813721
