Andrew Innes: Man who murdered mom and daughter earlier than burying their our bodies below kitchen ground fails in enchantment bid
A person who murdered a lady and her two-year-old daughter earlier than burying their our bodies below his kitchen ground has failed in a bid to enchantment his conviction and jail sentence.
Back in February, Andrew Innes was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years behind bars for the murders of Bennylyn Burke, 25, and toddler Jellica.
Innes hit Ms Burke on the top with a hammer earlier than stabbing her with a samurai sword after which bludgeoning her with the deal with of the blade and the hammer.
A number of days later, he then asphyxiated Jellica. He then buried each our bodies below the kitchen ground of his home in Dundee.
Shortly after his conviction, Innes lodged his intent to appeal, however his utility has now been quashed.
The former software program engineer now has two weeks to enchantment in opposition to that call.
Innes pictured arriving on the High Court in Edinburgh throughout his trial
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service informed Sky News: “The present place with this enchantment is that it has been refused go away to enchantment at sift.
“There is now an opportunity to appeal that decision and the time period for that is 13 June 2023.”
The crimes happened at Innes’ home in Troon Avenue, Dundee, between 20 February and 5 March 2021.
Police exercise at Innes’ home in Dundee in March 2021
Ms Burke, initially from the Philippines, moved to Bristol a number of years in the past and met Innes through an internet relationship website.
Innes drove right down to Bristol throughout the pandemic and introduced Ms Burke and Jellica again to Scotland with him.
Innes admitted the killings but had denied murder and as an alternative lodged a particular defence of missing prison duty and diminished duty.
Ms Burke and Jellica
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During his testimony, he described being “apocalyptically angry” earlier than launching his deadly assault on Ms Burke.
Innes, who was captured on CCTV shopping for a hammer from B&Q on the day of the homicide, stated it was “not a useful weapon”, including: “If this was premeditated in any way it would have been way cleaner.”
Innes pictured shopping for a hammer in B&Q on the day of Ms Burke’s homicide
Asked why he killed Jellica, Innes replied: “Because I was insane as a result of the steroids.”
The jury had been informed that Innes had taken steroid remedy for a situation and had not slept on the time of the deaths.
However, the choose dominated there was insufficient evidence to support Innes’ defence that the remedy had prompted him to undergo steroid-induced psychosis which led to him going “insane”.
Following a trial on the High Court in Edinburgh, Innes was additionally discovered responsible of sexually assaulting Jellica, raping a primary-school aged youngster and making an attempt to defeat the ends of justice.
During sentencing, Lord Beckett acknowledged the costs have been “amongst the very worst crimes which have come before the High Court”.
In an interview with Sky News, Ms Burke’s sister, Shela Aquino, stated she might “forgive” Innes so long as he faces the results of his actions and spends the remainder of his life behind bars.