Abandons Gay Lover to Die in S&M Bondage then Sets Fire to House
Thomas White, 26, admitted letting Ashley Gillard die of the seizure as he was tied up because Mr Gillard had just confessed he had HIV.
White, of Wellingborough, Northants, then burned down his 31-year-old lover’s flat in Wolverton near Milton Keynes to destroy the body.
He was given an extended sentence of 13 years and nine months after pleading guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence at Luton Crown Court on Thursday.
White returned to the flat several days later and started a fire to incinerate his dead lover's body and cover his tracks.
He barricaded the front door with a heavy chest of drawers to frustrate any rescue attempts, disabled the smoke alarm and removed the door handle then doused petrol on curtains and cushions.
As the fire took hold, White escaped by climbing 80ft down a rope from the balcony of the third floor flat.
He was caught after confessing his crimes to his brother – who called police.
Judge Richard Foster, sentencing, said: “You intentionally did nothing to help a fellow human being in what was a life threatening situation.”
By David Trayner and published on dailystar.co.uk
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