Overview
- David Hill, 57, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years for murdering his neighbour, Kurt Giwisser.
- The court heard Hill, intoxicated, banged on Giwisser’s patio door on February 21, 2023, forced entry, punched and kicked him, and issued death threats.
- Giwisser initially left hospital after treatment but later suffered a brain bleed and complications after surgery, and experts established the assault caused his fatal decline in April 2023.
- West Yorkshire Police released bodycam footage of Hill’s arrest following the verdict, and Detective Inspector Suzanne Hall welcomed the sentence.
- The judge said Hill showed no remorse and made racist comments during his arrest, with the court noting prior convictions including arson, harassment and a 2020 indecent images offence.