A pensioner who raped and murdered a vulnerable mother before disposing of her corpse was jailed for life today. George "Kenny" Metcalff, 72, was ordered to serve 22 years and four months in prison before he can apply for release following the killing of Patricia "Patti" Henry whose body has not been found despite extensive searches.
Metcalff carried out a catalogue of crimes against women spanning nearly half a century before murdering his victim Patti, 46, at her flat in Kirkwood Place, Girvan, in South Ayrshire, on November 13 in 2017.
He was convicted of assaulting her "by means to the prosecutor unknown" and causing her injury from which she died. Metcalff had previously assaulted and raped her at an address in Paisley, in
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