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UK heir to multi-million dollar fortune gets life sentence for killing best friend

By Brooke Villanueva
Published Jan 25, 2025 5:05 pm

The heir to a multi-million dollar pie company in the UK is set to serve life in prison for murdering his own best friend.

BBC News reported that Dylan Thomas, 24, stabbed his best friend, 23-year-old William Bush, 37 times with a kitchen knife and a flick knife on Christmas Eve in 2023.

The crime took place in the home they shared together.

Per the media outlet, Thomas pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder. He had "looked up details of the anatomy of the neck in the hours before the attack in Llandaff, Cardiff."

According to BBC, Thomas is the grandson of Stanley Thomas. The latter made big money through their Wales-based company Peter's Pies, which he established with his brother.

Stanley was in court when his grandson's prison sentence was given.

BBC noted that Thomas is being treated for schizophrenia and psychosis.

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Brooke Villanueva

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Brooke Villanueva is the Head Editor of PhilSTAR L!fe, covering all things lifestyle. Apart from her responsibilities as a lifestyle journalist, she is also taking her MBA at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. She has completed a certificate program on the fundamentals of business developed by top faculty at Harvard Business School. Follow her on Instagram at @itsbrookevillanueva.