A hospital security guard is facing a life prison term for murdering an Army veteran and trying to kill another man with a similar weapon.Married dad-of-two Paul Taylor was reported missing by his wife, Maria, on October 18 last year.
She had seen him the previous evening “laughing away” watching television at their family home in Annan, Dumfriesshire. Later that night, Mr Taylor left their address for what became a tragic fatal meeting with teenager Jack Crawley, then aged 19, at a secluded spot on the outskirts of Carlisle.
He was an exemplary catering manager at the city’s Cumberland Infirmary, where Crawley also worked, and described as a “workaholic”.Carlisle Crown Court heard how Mr Taylor met men for sex and hid his double life from loved ones.
He had both bought cannabis and previously engaged in sexual activity with bisexual Crawley, now 20, the pair communicating via dating app Grindr.
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