This is the moment a teen sex killer was arrested by cops for bludgeoning a Scots dad to death with a hammer. Jack Crawley, 19, was today convicted of the murder of Paul Taylor, 56, at Carlisle Crown Court.Crawley brutally attacked army veteran Mr Taylor with a claw hammer before trying to dispose of his body by burning and then burying it.
The pair had met at a secluded spot outside Carlisle on October 18 last year, before Mr Taylor was declared missing.On May 1, Crawley disclosed to police that his body would be found at the wildlife watcher’s haven of Finglandrigg Wood, near Carlisle.Cumbria Police have now released body cam footage of the moment Crawley was first nicked by officers.
The force have released two clips of footage following his separate arrests on November 15, 2023, and February 14 this year.
A further third clip shows the moment a smirking Crawley is charged over the murder of Mr Taylor.During his first arrest last November, Crawley can be seen out walking when officers race up to him in a car.
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