Double-killer will die in jail serving whole life tariff after murdering kind pensioner who took him in when he was released on licence

A convicted double-killer who brutally murdered a kindly pensioner after being released on licence from his original sentence is set to die in jail. Brian Whitelock, 57, was found guilty after a jury took just 27 minutes to decide he murdered retired generous riding school owner Wendy Buckney, 71 Wendy Buckney, 71, was 'brutally' killed in a horrific attack using a knife, table leg, and wooden shelf Jurors in Whitelock's trial last month heard he moved in opposite Ms Buckney in the village of Clydach, near Swansea, and she wanted to help him get his life back on track. Whitelock was seen the following morning by neighbours leaving Ms Buckney's home in the village of Clydach, six miles from Swansea city centre, wearing only inside-out boxer shorts and covered in blood. She was killed with a kitchen knife, broken table leg and and wooden shelving during a sustained assault in her own home Whitelock was seen leaving Ms Buckney's home wearing only inside-out boxer shorts and covered in blood Police officers are given flowers to leave at the scene amid investigations into the tragic incident in Wales Police sealed off the area on August 23, 2022, while forensic officers examined the crime scene in the search for evidence The prosecutor called Whitelock 'a man with a long-standing drug problem and significantly with a history of violence and of trying to divert blame and responsibility for his actions'. A postmortem examination found 'vulnerable' Ms Buckney had 'too many' injuries for pathologists to count and flesh from her body was found on the walls and ceiling after the horror attack Whitelock was also found guilty of the manslaughter of his own brother Glenn in a fire as he tried to destroy the evidence of the killing Whitelock was convicted of murdering friend Nicky Morgan, 27, after battering him to death with a hammer Speaking after the verdict, Ms Buckney's sister Ann, accompanied by other family members, said: 'We are grateful that the truth has been heard.