Overview
- A jury found Forrest, 36, guilty on 13 November after a trial at London’s Central Criminal Court.
- Police discovered Dickson’s decomposed body in a bathtub on 20 September 2024 after neighbours reported a foul smell.
- The Moselle Avenue flat was found boarded up and padlocked with no signs of forced entry, indicating the killer had access.
- DNA and CCTV were pivotal, including Dickson’s blood on a pizza box and a shirt and footage of Forrest later wearing Dickson’s distinctive trainers, which were not recovered.
- A post-mortem recorded multiple blunt-force injuries and stab wounds, and Dickson’s family thanked investigators while noting their loss remains.