{"id":1751,"date":"2025-03-31T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2025-04-01T23:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T23:09:37","slug":"woman-who-beat-man-to-death-with-kettle-jailed-for-18-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/woman-who-beat-man-to-death-with-kettle-jailed-for-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who beat man to death with kettle jailed for 18 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elizabeth Sweeney will spend at least 18 years behind bars (Picture: COPFS \/ SWNS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A woman beat a man to death with a kettle so severely his injuries could have been mistaken for being from a \u2018high-impact road collision\u2019.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Sweeney, 36, denied murdering Neil Jolly, 49, at his Aberdeen flat in June 2023.<\/p>\n

The High Court<\/a> in Aberdeen heard how the \u2018murderous assault\u2019 occurred at Jolly\u2019s flat in Marischal Court, a high-rise in Castlegate.<\/p>\n

Jolly suffered more than 70 blunt force injuries to his head, neck, arms, hands and torso, including several self-defence wounds. <\/p>\n

Sweeney was given a\u00a0mandatory life sentence for murder\u00a0and will spend at least 18 years in prison following a 10-day trial. <\/p>\n

Judge Miller told Sweeney: \u2018You inflicted a severe and fatal brain injury and other head injuries which, according to the medical evidence given at your trial, were of a kind which might be expected to result from a high-impact road traffic collisions or a fall from height, along with fractures to a rib and to a structure in his throat.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Neil Jolly suffered more than 70 injuries (Picture: Police Scotland\/SWNS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sweeney and Jolly were alleged to have been partners or ex-partners \u2013 Jolly had assaulted Sweeney twice in the weeks leading up to his death, the trial was told. <\/p>\n

Sweeney woke up the morning of June 22 with the belief she was in danger, her defence said.<\/p>\n

The murder happened between that evening and the early hours of the following morning, with CCTV footage showing Sweeney outside the housing complex shortly after. <\/p>\n

Sweeney, the court heard, soaked the victim\u2019s body in water and allegedly tried to clean the blood from the bathroom and kettle. <\/p>\n

Judge Miller told Sweeney: \u2018During the intervening weekend, you did nothing to seek help for Neil Jolly or to allow his body to be recovered.<\/p>\n

\u2018Instead, you appear to have spent that weekend in much the same way as you might have spent any other weekend, apparently giving little, if any, thought to Neil Jolly\u2019s fate or your part in it.<\/p>\n

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Sweeney claimed the attack was in self-defence (Picture: COPFS\/SWNS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Police discovered Jolly\u2019s body on June 26 after Sweeney phoned 999.<\/p>\n

The judge added: \u2018Statements written by Neil Jolly\u2019s mother, son and sister powerfully express the enormous loss which his death represents to his family, which includes his three children.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is clear that the family\u2019s distress has been magnified by the knowledge of how Mr Jolly died and the knowledge that you left him where he lay for three days after you murdered him before contacting emergency services.\u2019<\/p>\n

Sweeney claimed that the murder was an act of self-defence after Jolly allegedly sexually assaulted her in her sleep.<\/p>\n

But jurors found her guilty last month following a trial at Aberdeen\u2019s High Court.<\/p>\n

Judge Miller said: \u2018Although you maintain your general description, which the jury rejected, of how this incident began, the report states that you take full responsibility for Neil Jolly\u2019s death and that you feel remorse for your actions.\u2019<\/p>\n

Detective Inspector William Murdoch said: \u2018We acknowledge this sentence today and hope that this brings some comfort to the family and friends of Neil Jolly.<\/p>\n

\u2018I would like to thank all officers involved for their dedication and commitment throughout the investigation as well as those members of the public who assisted with our enquiries.\u2019<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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