‘A control freak with a terrible temper’: James Desborough convicted of triple murder
Police found notes suggesting he may kill again and planned to change his appearance before fleeing the UK. Photograph: FacebookView image in fullscreenJames Desborough. He expected to be arrested and messaged a friend: “If I’m going to get nicked, might as well round the charges up.”He certainly did that.
- ▪Police found notes suggesting he may kill again and planned to change his appearance before fleeing the UK.
- ▪Photograph: FacebookView image in fullscreenJames Desborough.
- ▪He expected to be arrested and messaged a friend: “If I’m going to get nicked, might as well round the charges up.”He certainly did that.
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James Desborough. Police found notes suggesting he may kill again and planned to change his appearance before fleeing the UK. Photograph: FacebookView image in fullscreenJames Desborough. Police found notes suggesting he may kill again and planned to change his appearance before fleeing the UK. Photograph: FacebookCornwall‘A control freak’: murderer James Desborough convicted of two further killingsMan already serving life for killing his cellmate while awaiting trial also murdered and dismembered his friends Claudio Aquilino and Daniel ColemanSteven MorrisTue 28 Jul 2026 11.18 EDTFirst published on Tue 28 Jul 2026 11.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOn a spring day last year, James Desborough marched up to Cornwall’s county hall in Truro and began bombarding the offices with…
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