A man found guilty of murdering a confused pensioner he found in his bed when she mistook his home for her hotel has been jailed for life.
Margaret Barnes, 71, had believed the five-bedroom seaside home was her hotel, situated a few homes down the parade.
Bank IT worker David Redfern, 46, raged when he found seven-and-a-half stone Mrs Barnes sitting in his bed drinking gin, her suitcase open, clothes strewn around with her false teeth on a sidetable.
She was dragged downstairs by her ankles by Redfern who called her a "scumbag" and a "thieving c***".
He refused to call an ambulance as she lay dying after dragging her outside the townhouse in Barmouth, Wales, by her ankles.
In court he denied kicking or stamping on 5ft 5in Mrs Barnes as her turfed her out, but she had used her last breath to mouth the word "lying" and a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court earlier convicted him of murder.
A neighbour said she heard the defendant shouting inside his home "sounded like a raving lunatic".
Today judge Mr Justice Bourne sentenced him to life, with a minimum of 14 years.
During today's sentencing Mrs Barnes' granddaughter Robyn Barnes said she is 'completely heartbroken' and added her grandmother leaves an empty seat at the table.
The judge said: "You were astonished to find her in their bed, your first reaction was entirely appropriate but after that things went terribly wrong.
"You dragged her by the ankles downstairs and flung her wheeled-suitcase after her, your partner acted gently and carefully with this lady who was unsteady on her feet.
"Your partner behaved appropriately and compassionate care was given by her by and neighbours.
"You refused to call an ambulance. You did bring her water and asked to take her pulse."
The family of Mrs Barnes said they have some form of closure after the shocking death.
They said: "Margaret, who was a much-loved wife, mother and grandmother has now been gone for eight months.
"As a family it has been the hardest time of our lives. It has been especially difficult for Margaret's husband who had been her partner for 56 years.
"As a family we would like to thank the police for their hard work in putting the case together."
In his closing speech during the trial, prosecutor Michael Jones KC added Mrs Barnes died because of the "violent and cruel" actions of Redfern.
She had had the misfortune of entering the wrong building and encountering a 6ft 1 man with anger issues after being found in bed, the barrister remarked.
Mrs Barnes had been visiting friends in Barmouth last year and travelled more than 100 miles from Birmingham to the seaside Welsh resort for a £95-a-night stay.
Before attempting to find her bed and breakfast, Mrs Barnes had purchased a bottle of gin on while on a seaside stroll in the evening. She went into the wrong home e and went straight to bed, before pouring herself a nightcap.
Mr Jones said: "It was a mistake that ultimately cost her her life. The reason Mrs Barnes died is she had the misfortune of coming across a man who was an angry bully."
Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers found she had suffered blunt force trauma.
The trial had heard cruel Redfern was surprised intoxicated Mrs Barnes mistook his home for her B&B but acted "out of all proportion" in hauling her outside by her feet.
Jurors were told the man, who is six feet one inch tall and weighed 21 stone, had deliberately and forcefully kicked or stamped on Mrs Barnes on Marine Parade, Barmouth, in an “unjustified and gratuitous” attack.
Her injuries were "catastrophic," the court heard, and Mr Jones compared them to being like a high-speed car crash.
A post-mortem said there was a traumatic injury to her liver and extensive internal bleeding.
