A double killer who slaughtered two war heroes during a rampage of violence and received a record 26 life sentences is still too dangerous to be released.
By the time he went on trial in January 2002, six of his victims had died, while another six were too frail to give evidence against him in court. Of the dead victims, it was felt that only two met the threshold for murder charges. Sentencing Aston, Mr Justice Butterfield described the offences as brutal and cowardly and said the drug addict might never be released from prison: 'In his case, imprisonment for life may well mean exactly that.'
A spokesperson for the Parole Board said: 'We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board refused the release of Andrew Aston following a paper review. The panel also refused to recommend a move to open prison. Despite his pleas, the killer was told a few weeks later that his appeal had been rejected. He was also refused a move to an open prison
The war veteran, who was partially sighted and a father-of-two was left paralysed from the waist down with a broken neck, severed spinal cord and severe facial injuries. He was cornered after tricking his way into the home of 92-year- old William Dorman. Detectives burst in to find Aston holding his terrified victim in an armlock.
Sentencing Aston, Mr Justice Butterfield said: 'All his victims were elderly, frail and vulnerable and I am satisfied he targeted them. They were at his mercy and he gave them none.'The defendant robbed Mr Dale of his life. Equally Mr Hobley, a man who had served his country and had a family, was murdered because of Mr Aston's violence for him to feed a habit for the evil drug cocaine.
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