Man, 34, guilty of murdering a grandmother at her home

A convicted drug dealer who dragged a 69-year-old grandmother from her bed and stamped on her at least 15 times, breaking every bone in her face, has been found guilty of murder.

Dean Mears, 34, from Kinmel Bay, Conwy county, itted the manslaughter of Catherine Flynn on 24 October 2024, but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Caernarfon Crown Court heard that he could not carrying out the fatal assault, but it was captured on the house's Ring doorbell.

The jury returned a guilty verdict on Thursday afternoon. A judge described the attack as "senseless", resulting in "catastrophic injuries".

During the trial, which lasted nine days, the court heard how Mrs Flynn, who lived alone in the property on Cefndy Road, was dragged from her bed in the attack.

She was taken to hospital after suffering extensive facial trauma and multiple fractures, where she died the following day.

Prosecutor Andrew Jones KC said she had suffered serious health and mobility issues, and used a stairlift and a Zimmer frame inside her house.

She was just 4ft 10in (1.47m) and weighed less than eight stone (50kg).

The jury was told that Mears left a nearby house after taking the drugs ketamine and cannabis.

He walked to Mrs Flynn home and smashed a window to get in.

Mr Jones said the victim's daughter, Natasha Flynn, received an electronic notification from the house's Ring doorbell camera at 22:27 GMT.

The footage showed Mears remained inside the house for under two minutes before jumping out of the window.

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