police and asked to be taken to the victim's flat and claimed he was worried about not hearing from him for a couple of days on September 2.
Police arrived in the early hours of the morning and discovered Farley's lifeless body on the sofa after he was bludgeoned to death with severe head injuries.
Whitlock was arrested on suspicion of murder but initially claimed he had nothing to do with Mr Farley's death, reports Wales Online.
Forensic examinations revealed the defendant's blood and fingerprints were found in the victim's flat and witnesses said Whitlock had made a number of confessions.
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