THIS is the haunting moment a killer boarded a bus in his dressing gown after butchering his girlfriend to death with a meat cleaver.
John Baldwin, 42, also used knives when he attacked Eve McIntyre, 57, before leaving her for dead with her hands tied behind her back at their flat in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, in August.
Police HandoutThis is the moment John Baldwin boarded a bus after butchering his girlfriend with a meat cleaver and knives[/caption]
Police HandoutShocking footage captures the moment the killer brandished the weapon at the driver and threatened him[/caption]
Police HandoutBaldwin pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of ‘bubbly’ and ‘kind’ Eve McIntyre[/caption]
On Thursday, he was sentenced to life in prison at Newcastle Crown Court with a minimum term of 18 years and 162 days for the “horrific” killing.
The footage, timestamped to just after 11pm shows Baldwin walking along a street wearing Eve’s kimono and slippers.
As a car drives past he continues his fast journey along the road, before later boarding a bus.
Footage captures Baldwin pushing his way onto the vehicle at around 11.20pm, still wearing the dressing gown and carrying the meat cleaver he used in the attack.
Baldwin is then later seen just minutes later at the front of the bus brandishing the cleaver and threatening the driver to take him to the town of Birtley.
Moments later, the footage shows him lose his balance as the vehicle comes to a halt.
At Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday, Baldwin was jailed for life with a minimum term after admitting to Eve’s murder and to affray and possession of a blade in a public place for his offences on the bus.
Eve’s body was found in the living room of their flat with 37 injuries to her head and body, including several to her neck.
Her daughter paid tribute, saying how her mum loved to read, cook, and spend time with her grandchildren.
She reminisced over Eve’s favourite phrase, “onwards and upwards, watch this space,” and said the “horrific” killing had robbed her of an opportunity to reconnect with her “deeply loved” mum.
Eve’s daughter told the court how her mum had been born and grew up in London but moved to Newcastle as a young woman.
She made the trek after suffering a miscarriage when her then-partner pushed her down the stairs.
Eve’s daughter believes her mum never got over this loss and that it affected her throughout her life and potentially led to her alcohol addiction in later years.
At the time of her murder, Detective Chief Inspector Matt Steel, of Northumbria Police’s Major Investigation Team (MIT), said: “This is an incredibly sad time for Eve’s family and our thoughts remain with them.
“Since the outset, our priority has been to get Eve’s family the answers they deserve – and ultimately ensure the person responsible for her death is rightly brought to justice.”
‘ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THE COURSE OF EVENTS’
Baldwin and Eve had begun their relationship in 2020 and moved into a ground floor flat in Sunderland Road shortly after, prosecutor Francis FitzGibbon KC said.
The court heard how Baldwin was “controlling, abusive and violent” towards Eve, leaving her suffering constantly with visible bruises and injuries.
On top of kicking and punching the 57-year-old, Baldwin attacked her with knives and a hammer.
When challenged by neighbours on his behaviour he said: “I don’t hit her that hard.”
The drug user had taken £20 worth of heroin when he attacked her for the final time on 21 August in their living room.
Baldwin fled the scene with his meat cleaver weapon before police were called, following the bus incident.
He hid the cleaver under a hedge before violently resisting arrest, eventually succumbing to a baton, taser, and incapacitant spray used by cops, the court heard.
Officers then went to their flat where they found Eve’s body with wounds to her head, neck and torso, and her hands tied behind her back.
Det Ch Insp Steel added: “There is absolutely no justification for the course of events which has robbed Eve’s family of their loved one.
“While we understand no amount of sentence will ever replace her loss, we hope this outcome will provide Eve’s family with a chance to grieve and begin rebuilding from this awful period in their lives.”
Police HandoutBaldwin was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 18 years and 162 days[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
