What happened to killer Ben Field after ‘The Sixth Commandment’ and where is he now?
nme.comThe Sixth Commandment, BBC’s true crime story about a student who manipulated two elderly citizens for financial gain and murdered one, is available on iPlayer now.A BBC synopsis for the four-part show reads that The Sixth Commandment “tells the story of how the meeting of an inspirational teacher, Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall), and a charismatic student, Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke), set the stage for one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory.“It also focuses on how suspicions around Field’s relationship with Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid), Peter’s deeply religious neighbour, unlocked a series of chilling revelations.”But what happened to killer Ben Field after he committed his crimes?Ben Field tricked teacher Farquhar into believing that he was in love with him in order to become the beneficiary of his will.
He killed the 69-year-old in 2015, his death originally believed to be from alcohol poisoning. However, an autopsy later revealed he’d been suffocated.Field then got into a relationship with Peter’s neighbour, retired headmistress Ann Moore-Martin, and tried to do the same to her.Moore-Martin died of natural causes in 2017.
While field was accused of plotting to kill the 83-year-old, he was found not guiltyThe BBC said that The Sixth Commandment “explores the way in which both Peter and Ann were manipulated by Field, capturing the extreme gaslighting, the gripping police investigation and the high-profile trial, while poignantly highlighting the devastating effect of isolation and loneliness, as Field closed in on them.“It also celebrates both Peter and Ann’s lives as cherished mentors, much loved relatives and adored friends.”Field, a former church warden from Olney, Buckinghamshire,.
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