Couple jailed for at least 21 years for murder of vulnerable man in their care

Kenneth Newton and Melanie James’s ‘cruel’ behaviour towards their victim was demonstrated in videos shown to the jury. Composite: Staffordshire police/PA Kenneth Newton and Melanie James’s ‘cruel’ behaviour towards their victim was demonstrated in videos shown to the jury. Composite: Staffordshire police/PA Crime Couple jailed for at least 21 years for murder of vulnerable man in their care Kenneth Newton and Melanie James filmed themselves mocking and abusing Rubin Blount, 28, who weighed 40kg when he died

Prefer the Guardian on Google A couple convicted of murder after inflicting “deliberate cruelty” on a vulnerable 28-year-old man in their care, who at the time of his death weighed just 40kg (6st 4lb), have been jailed for life.