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Jason Evans

'I stamped on his head!' Murderer's disgusting rant at police as he lashes out at officers

This police video footage shows murderer Tom Carney in the minutes and hours after he brutally killed pensioner David Phillips.

Carney was found hiding in a garden near the Cimla murder scene shortly after he killed the 76-year-old.

The first officer to deal with him, South Wales Police PC Donald Beare, told the murder trial Carney looked "very frightened" and "looked in shock".

Carney initially gave a false name to police – claiming to be called Jeremy – and told officers someone had tried to rape him.

The moment police found Tom Carney hiding in a garden near the murder scene (CPS)

After it was confirmed Mr Phillips had died of his injuries the defendant was arrested and transported to Swansea Central police station where he turned his aggression on officers.

The 29-year-old former Ospreys youth rugby player refused to leave the police van until he had been given a cigarette then launched a tirade of abuse directed at officers threatening to "smack" them and "f***ing strangle you to death". He then began shouting: "I got f***ing raped earlier and you are f***ing standing up for him", adding: "He was trying to rape me" and "I am straight as f***". He screamed at officers: "I stamped on his head!"

Tom Carney in a police van outside Swansea Central police station (CPS)

Once inside the station Carney urinated in a holding cell before spitting in the face of an officer – that assault was the start of a violent struggle which saw the alarm sounded in the custody suite and further officers rushing to help colleagues. A number of officers sustained injury in the incident.

Later that night, while being held in the cells, Carney refused to allow plastic bags to be placed over his hands to preserve forensic evidence – saying they would stop him from masturbating – while he repeated his claims that Mr Philips had tried to rape him, subjected officers to a volley of abuse, and demanded food and a hot chocolate.

You can recap the full detail of Carney's sentencing hearing, which saw him jailed for life, by going here while this story has more about the killer's violent past as well as details of his victim's lengthy history of sexual offending.

This link will let you recap the murder trial in full as it unfolded and if you go here you'll be able to see the first picture released to the media of victim David Phillips, who was captured on CCTV shopping for alcohol in Morrisons hours before he was brutally killed.

After the sentencing Emma Myles of the CPS said: “Tom Carney admitted he was responsible for the death of David Phillips but denied any intention to kill him or cause serious harm. However the evidence of this shockingly violent attack suggested otherwise.

“We are grateful to the witnesses who came forward and gave evidence in this case, allowing the CPS to deliver justice for Mr Phillips.”

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