Overview
- Turner, 64, was found guilty of murdering Mandy Riley at Loughborough Crown Court on Thursday following a two‑week trial.
- Prosecutors said he stabbed her in the neck 11 times in her home, then took cash from her handbag to buy alcohol and drugs.
- He left around 10:30pm, went to a friend's house on Duncan Road to wash clothes, and a friend found Riley's body the next morning at about 10:30am.
- Police arrested Turner before 5pm on June 5, and he stayed silent in custody during questioning.
- Forensic tests found his DNA on the strap and outside of Riley's purse, and officers recovered her distinctive crack pipe with his belongings, while prosecutors also detailed his recent prison release, rough sleeping, and long‑term drug and alcohol use.