Cornish town, political and geographic snapshot
A 40-year-old man faces murder charges for the deaths of Claudio Aquilino and Daniel Coleman, with prosecutors alleging dismemberment and concealment of the bodies in woodland near his cabin in Cornwall. He has admitted to concealing their lawful burial and to killing a cellmate in prison, which is being referenced in the ongoing trial at Winchester Crown Court.
James Desborough has been found guilty of murdering two homeless men in Cornwall and, while awaiting trial for those offenses, murdering his cellmate in Exeter. He previously lived at a homeless hostel where several residents died. Police are reviewing four related deaths from the same shelter. The case highlights severe drug and addiction problems in a vulnerable community.