Dr Gary Jenkins: Three found guilty of doctor’s homophobic murder
Dr Gary Jenkins was killed by a “sadistic” teenage girl and two men on 20 July 2021 in a homophobic attack. The 54-year-old, who leaves behind two children, was tortured and beaten by Dionne Timms-Williams, 17, Jason Edwards, 25, and Lee Strickland, 36, in Bute Park behind Cardiff Castle in Wales.
The doctor was reportedly at the park to “explore his bisexuality” and was hoping to meet “like-minded men” after his marriage came to an end, a court heard.
CCTV, which played a crucial role in the prosecution’s case, shows him begging for help as the trio assault and rob him. “Yeah, I needed that,” cameras caught Timms-Williams saying after the attack.
She was seen laughing by a witness as she attacked Jenkins, with a 15-minute-long recording of the incident capturing her calling the victim a “f***ing pig” and telling the others to “do it”. “Stamp his head now,” Edwards can be heard saying in the clip. “Stamp his head.” Louis Williams, a witness to the crime, attempted to protect Jenkins from the attack that eventually left him dead.
