Man who murdered his grandfather and killed a cat given life sentence

Benjamin Dunlop

Ronald Dunlop, 75, was found dead at the address in Hart Drive, Measham, just before 5pm on Wednesday 1 December 2021.

Benjamin Dunlop was staying with his grandfather temporarily at the address at the time.

East Midlands Ambulance Service went to the address following a call of concern about the welfare of the two men and worries Ben had harmed himself.

At the address, Ronald was found dead along with a cat, which was also dead, belonging to a neighbour.

When Benjamin returned to the address he made admissions to harming both his grandfather and the cat to the attending ambulance crew.

He was charged two days later with murder. He was also charged with criminal damage in relation to the death of a cat and for this he was ordered to serve a six-month sentence concurrently.

Senior Investigating Officer for the case, Detective Chief Inspector Nicole Main from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “Firstly my thoughts remain with the family of Ronald.

“While this sentence doesn’t bring him back, or repair the tragic situation this family has found itself in, knowing that Ben is serving his time for what he did, will I hope allow them to move on from what has been a lengthy wait for justice.”

Ronald Dunlop