Overview

• Swansea Crown Court set a minimum term of 20 years and 10 months after Battenbough’s guilty plea in August.
• Judge Paul Thomas KC said Williams was subjected to a prolonged, savage and merciless attack in her own flat.
• A Home Office post-mortem found blunt force trauma to the head, and a frying pan, knife and scissors near the body carried her blood and his DNA.
• Forensic testing detected the defendant’s semen on the victim, though experts could not determine timing or consent.
• Williams’ family questioned supervision after Battenbough’s recent release from prison on licence and his history of violence.