Cannabis addict son murdered mother then called ‘matures’ chat line

A son strangled his mother to death and dialled a premium rate line offering the services of elderly women seconds later, a court heard. Jobless cannabis addict Richard Clayton, 45, murdered his mother Angela, 74, at their terraced home in St George’s Square, Forest Gate, east London, in the early hours of 17 February. Mrs Clayton was found dead by police at her terraced house in St George’s Square, at 12.36pm on 17 February. The time of her death, 2:43am,…