Prison sentence increased for double murderer in Cambridgeshire

He killed 32 year old Joshua Dunmore and his father 57 year old Gary Dunmore at their homes last March

Author: Henry WinterPublished 23rd Jan 2024

A man who shot and killed a father and son in Cambridgeshire has had his prison sentence increased.

The Court of Appeal ruled 67-year-old Stephen Alderton will now serve life with a minimum of 30 years - the original sentence was a minimum of 25 years.

Alderton, of no fixed abode, shot Joshua Dunmore, 32, twice in the hallway of his home in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, at 9.09pm on 29 March.

Thirty-one minutes later, he shot Gary Dunmore, 57, three times in the hallway of his home in The Row, Sutton, near Ely.

Alderton drove off in his motorhome but was arrested at about 1.30am the following day on the M5 near Worcester.

Alderton was interviewed by police but did not answer any questions and was charged with two counts of murder and one count of possession of a firearm.

In June he admitted the two counts of murder at Cambridge Crown Court. He denied the firearms offence, which was ordered to lie on file.He killed 32 year old Joshua Dunmore and his father 57 year old Gary Dunmore at their homes last March.

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