Pensioner killer ‘faked mental illness’

A career burglar pretended to be mentally ill after bludgeoning a churchgoing pensioner to death and setting fire to her body, a court heard. Aaron Fyle, 29, allegedly murdered Eulin Hastings, 74, after forcing his way into her home in Birchanger Road, South Norwood, south London, on 10 January 2017. He set a pack of napkins alight and threw them down into the stairwell where the devout Christian lay dying, jurors heard. Ms Hastings bravely tried to fight off her…

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