Overview
- Adam Rowson, 26, received a life sentence with a 16-year minimum at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday, making him eligible for parole only after that term.
- The court found he met 45-year-old Alexis De Naray at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in June 2025 and led him to a disused garage where he beat him and left him to die.
- A post-mortem reported a traumatic brain injury and numerous rib fractures that experts said were consistent with stamping or heavy blows.
- Detectives used CCTV and bank records to show Rowson used De Naray’s card to buy alcohol and scratchcards, and the judge said he discarded clothing and lied to emergency crews.
- De Naray’s family mourned a kind, talented chef who had struggled with alcoholism and homelessness, while the defence said Rowson was remorseful and now sober in custody.