THIS is the moment an evil monster admitted “I killed her” after brutally murdering his neighbour.
Brian Whitelock, 57, launched his sinister attack on Wendy Buckney, 71, after being released from prison.
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He savagely stabbed her with a kitchen knife, as well as beat her with a broken table leg and wooden shelving in her own home.
The bloodsoaked killer was found naked in the living room of Wendy’s house in Clydach, near Swansea, on August 23, 2022.
During a recorded 999 police call, Whitelock can be heard saying: “I think, I think I killed her, I have killed her.
“She only turned around, so I killed her, I never realised what I done.”
Bodycam footage captured by arresting officers showed Whitelock in the back of their police van.
He said: “Oh my god, what have I done, I don’t even understand what I’ve done. I definitely killed her.”
Swansea Crown Court heard Whitelock had been jailed for life in 2001 for murder and manslaughter.
He was released from prison in 2018.
A court previously heard how Wendy had said “everyone deserves a second chance” when Whitelock was freed.
The kind-hearted 71-year-old offered the convicted killer odd jobs when he moved into the property opposite her.
Jurors heard he repaid her generosity by carrying out a “brutal” murder.
Whitelock told his traumatised neighbours: “I’ve killed Wendy. I don’t know why, she was good to me.”
When police arrived to arrest him, the ex-prisoner told them: “It looks like I f***ing tortured her, I literally have. She was begging me to stop.”
He continued: “I’m not doing another life sentence.”
Swansea Crown Court heard Whitelock had been convicted of murdering his friend Nicholas Morgan, 27, in 2001 after battering him to death with a hammer.
He also killed his own brother Glenn in a fire as he tried to destroy the evidence.
He was today convicted of murdering Wendy Buckney by a jury who deliberated for around 30 minutes following a two-week-long trial.
Following the guilty verdict, Whitelock shouted at them from the dock and had to be escorted from the courtroom.
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He said: “I hope you all suffer a brain injury, I hope you all suffer a brain injury.
“I hope you all suffer what I went through. You are all bang out of order.”
Whitelock, from Clydach, previously admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Detective Chief Inspector Matt Davies said: “We are pleased to hear of the guilty verdict, concluding what has been a thorough investigation into Brian Whitelock’s senseless murder of his defenceless victim.
“The family of Wendy Buckney have been through a terrible and traumatising ordeal due to Brian Whitelock’s actions. With this verdict and the upcoming sentencing, I hope that they feel some closure.”
Whitelock is due to be sentenced on Friday December 20.
Wendy’s heartbroken family issued a statement which read: “Today’s verdict brings some measure of justice for Wendy who was taken from us far too soon.
“While nothing can bring her back, we are grateful that the truth has been heard.
“Wendy was a very much loved, sister and aunty whose kindness, laughter, and spirit touched the lives of so many.
“Our lives will never be the same without her, but we will continue to honour her memory every day.
“This has been a painful and heartbreaking journey for our family. We thank everyone who has supported us during this incredibly difficult time, and we ask for privacy as we continue to grieve and heal in the wake of this tragedy
“We would also like to thank the prosecution team who worked tirelessly to bring the truth to light.
“Their dedication and commitment has helped us during this incredibly difficult time.”
CHILLING CONFESSION
The 999 call made to police by a neighbour caught Whitelock’s confession on tape, which he also repeated to arresting officers.
Prosecutor Christopher Rees KC told the court Whitelock has a “propensity to use explosive and disproportionate violence”.
In 2022, after he was released early from jail, he moved into the small village where retired riding instructor Wendy lived.
She helped him out with odd jobs despite being warned against it by her family.
In August that year, jurors heard Wendy was discovered in her blood-splattered home with multiple stab injuries, sharp force injuries and blunt force injuries inflicted upon her.
Her injuries were so severe that the pathologist who examined her body was unable to count exactly how many wounds she had.
Jurors heard that despite his initial admission, Whitelock changed his story a few days later and claimed he had found Wendy injured.
He said there were “shadowy figures” outside her flat but has since pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
Whitelock tried to claim a brain injury was to blame after he suffered a fall and fractured his skull in the days before.
But the prosecutor told jurors his previous convictions would help them understand “the nature of the man you’re dealing with.”
The court was told Whitelock also bludgeoned pal Nicholas to death using either a hammer of a pick axe handle.
He then poured petrol on the murder scene and set the property – and Nicholas’ body – on fire.
Whitelock’s brother Glenn was asleep upstairs at the time and died from smoke inhalation.
Mr Rees said there were “significant similarities” between Nicholas’ death and Wendy’s killing.
He added: “In both cases a weapon was used to kill by repeated blows and both victims sustained severe injuries to the face.
“In both cases explosive and disproportionate violence was used without any obvious motive, in both cases the location of the killings was significantly damaged after the death.
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“In both cases victims were killed in the early hours of the morning and trusted to be there. In both cases the defendant was under the influence of drugs.
“In both cases he was said to be mumbling and incoherent in the aftermath – of significance he was not blaming any head injury in 2001.”
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