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MOTHER AND SON SENTENCED TO LIFE
ON Friday August 9, a mother and son were found guilty of the murder of Barnsley man Gary Dean and sent to prison for more than 50 years. Scott James Dawson, 41, and his mother Carol Dawson, 72, have been on trial at Sheffield Crown Court since Monday July 8 charged with murder. On Monday August 12, Scott Dawson was sentenced to 31-years in prison, with his mother Carol jailed for 26 years. Over the course of a five-week trial, the court learned of the circumstances that led to the murder of 48-year-old Gary Dean in the Silkstone Common area of Barnsley in September 2018. Judge Jeremy Robinson expressed following the sentencing how he believed the Dawsons intended to kill Gary and that neither of them could control their tempers, he said: “You both were filled with venom and desire for revenge for what you inaccurately perceived as police inaction. “Neither of you could control your tempers and it is clear, you, Scott Dawson, have a violently explosive personality and manner. Continued on page two
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