"Tristan Roberts carefully planned the crime, researching methods of killing and how to avoid being caught before buying potential weapons such as knives, hammers and an axe."
"On the day of the murder, he left a voice note on the dictaphone: This is Tristan Roberts. Tonight, I'm going to be Alex and I'm going to murder my mother with a sledgehammer."
"After killing his mother, Roberts recorded himself saying: Oh God that was terrifying. That felt so crazy."
Tristan Roberts, 18, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his mother, Angela Shellis, with a hammer. He meticulously planned the crime, researching methods and purchasing weapons. On October 23, 2025, he lured his mother to a nature reserve under the pretense of seeking medical help. There, he attacked her with a hammer, recording the incident on a dictaphone. Prior to the murder, he expressed violent and misogynistic sentiments on Discord, referencing the film American Psycho. After the murder, he recorded his feelings of terror and excitement.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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