Two men jailed for life for killing Richard Walker in sustained attack in Scarborough flat

Clifford Honeyman, 42, and Andrew Stevenson, 39, inflicted catastrophic injuries on Richard Walker during the sustained attack in Scarborough that killed him.

Stevenson was told he would serve at least 28 years before being eligible for release. Honeyman will serve a minimum of 25 years.

Both denied murder, but following a lengthy trial which heard the attack was brutal and prolonged, a jury found them both guilty.

A third man, Steven Atkinson,55, also of no fixed address, was jailed for ten years for robbing another man with Stevenson and Honeyman.

Afterwards, Det Supt Dai Malyn said: “I am very pleased with the sentence passed as it reflects the extremely violent and totally unnecessary manner in which Richard Walker died.

"The family had to endure a three-week trial in which they have listened to the catastrophic injuries suffered by Richard at the hands of Stevenson and Honeyman, two violent individuals.

"The family have acted with the utmost dignity and it makes all the hard work of the team worthwhile to at least provide them with some justice.

Mr Walker’s family said the murder was an “act of pure evil”, adding: “Sitting through the trial every day has been an unbelievably harrowing experience we will never forget.”