67-Year-Old Man Jailed for Life for Double Murder After Family Court Hearing in Cambridgeshire

Stephen Alderton, 67, sentenced to life imprisonment for shooting his daughter's ex and the man's father following unresolved family court disputes over moving his grandson to the US; Judge Mark Bishop called the murders an "execution".

• Stephen Alderton, 67, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 25 years for the murders of his daughter's ex-partner Joshua Dunmore, 32, and his father Gary, 57, following a family court dispute about moving his grandson to the US.
• Alderton was arrested after the crime by armed police on the M5 near Worcester, and his arrest was caught on camera by BBC.
• Before the murders, Alderton had expressed in text messages his intention to 'override any court decision', indicating a premeditated act.
• The victims were found dead at their separate homes in Cambridgeshire villages six miles apart, with the murders occurring two days after a family court hearing.
• In a letter, Alderton expressed regret for his actions, claiming he was 'not the person that this conflict and the family courts have driven me to become'.

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