A man from North Herefordshire has been jailed for life after murdering Neil Parkinson.
52 year old Mark Chilman from Pencombe was given a minimum term of 22 years in jail.
Neil, who was 66, from Clifton-Upon-Teme was leaving his partner’s property in Cotheridge on Saturday 12 December when it is believed he was attacked at the end of the driveway. He and his vehicle were driven to a layby on the Ankerdine Road and set alight.
He sentenced earlier at Worcester Crown Court.
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