A man murdered his parents and then drove to Liverpool John Lennon airport in an attempt to flee the country.
Lee Tipping was convicted of murdering Anthony Tipping and Patricia Livesey at Preston Crown Court on Thursday, June 30. The jury heard that Tipping drove miles from his home in Higher Walton to Liverpool John Lennon airport after the murder.
The 36-year-old knifed his dad 131 times in his chest and eyes. He then said he lost control and turned the blade on his mum, stabbing her 153 times.
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Tipping claimed he was acting in self defence but the jury dismissed his claims and found he was the aggressor on November 19, last year, LancsLive reports. After using a kettlebell to batter his dad, 60, he then used an aerosol and lighter to launch a flamethrower at his face before stabbing him more than a hundred times.
Neighbours said they heard Patricia, 56, shouting "Oh no Lee, what have you done?" after she found Anthony had been attacked. He then attacked her and repeatedly stabbed her.
After killing his parents he left for Liverpool John Lennon Airport at 1.30am in a bid to flee the country. While at the airport he used a mobile phone to search for information about Covid passes.
After realising he didn't have a covid pass he returned home to print it and collect his laptop, shortly after 8am. Tipping stepped over his mum's body on the landing to get his laptop but told the court that he didn't look at his parents when he returned home.
He then booked a flight to Sweden and this time set off for Manchester Airport, at around 1.15pm, arriving at 2.30pm. Tipping later took a taxi from the Airport pub to Manchester City Centre where he was arrested at the Premier Inn in Medlock Street around 9.30pm.
At 1pm on November 20, while Tipping was on his way to the airport, members of Tricia's family became concerned when she did not turn up for her usual Saturday lunch date with her mum. When they could not contact Tricia, Anthony or Lee by telephone, they called the police who found the bodies in the upstairs of the pristine home.
Tipping will be sentenced on July 28. Detective Chief Insp Jill Johnston, of the Force Major Investigation Team, said: “This is an utterly tragic case that saw the very two people who loved and cared for Lee Tipping more than anyone else in the world, having had their lives taken away by him. Tricia and Anthony devoted their lives to their son and they did everything for him. Despite this Lee subjected them both to the most horrific, sustained and violent attack last year, that resulted in their deaths.
“Lee has shown no remorse for his actions and we know that he made extensive efforts to flee the country prior to his arrest in Manchester on the day after the murders. He has maintained self-defence and loss of control as the reason behind the killings, failing to accept any personal responsibility for the consequences of his ferocious attacks. Lee has subjected the families of both Tricia and Anthony to a four-week trial, prolonging the upset and heart felt grief that has rippled through the close community in which they had lived for all of their lives.
“Sadly, this verdict today provides no relief from the tragic loss that Tricia and Anthony’s families and friends have suffered. They have remained incredibly dignified throughout this investigation and my thoughts remain with them at this incredibly difficult time."
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