Australia deports ‘bowling ball’ killer back to the UK after being granted parole

A British man jailed for the gruesome murder of a teenager in Australia has been deported to the UK after being granted parole 15 years into a life sentence.

Christopher Clark Jones, 36, was convicted in 2007 of murdering Morgan Shepherd, 17, after a drunken argument at a home in Brisbane.

Read more about the trial that shocked Australia – a court heard the homeless teenager was attacked by Jones and a mutual friend, James Roughan, and was stabbed 133 times before being decapitated:
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His body was found in a shallow grave in bushland north of Brisbane in April 2005.

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Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter.

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