{"id":18154,"date":"2017-02-28T16:22:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T16:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18154"},"modified":"2017-02-28T16:22:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T16:22:58","slug":"jealous-ex-boyfriend-gets-23-years-matalan-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/28\/jealous-ex-boyfriend-gets-23-years-matalan-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"Jealous ex-boyfriend gets 23 years for Matalan murders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_18099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18099\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18099 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"andrew-patrick-saunders\" width=\"746\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18099 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"andrew-patrick-saunders\" width=\"746\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Andrew-Patrick-Saunders.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/noscript> Andrew Saunders was today sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of Zoe Morgan and Lee Simmons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A MAN has been sentenced to at least 23 years and four months behind bars for murdering his ex-girlfriend and her new partner in what the judge described as a \u201csavage attack\u201d.<\/span><br \/>\nAndrew Saunders, 21, was today sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court to life imprisonment for murdering Zoe Morgan and Lee Simmons shortly before 6am last\u00a0September 28 on Queen Street.<br \/>\n<b>The morning of the murder<\/b><br \/>\nZoe Morgan, 21, from Llandaff North was standing outside her workplace, Matalan, where she was about to start her shift. Lee Simmons, 33, from Grangetown also worked at the store and had accompanied her.<br \/>\nAndrew Saunders approached them and started stabbing Mr Simmons in the back. Miss Morgan tried to pull the attacker away but he continued, saying \u201cI\u2019m coming for you next\u201d.<br \/>\nShe then started to run down the street but was caught by Mr Saunders who stabbed her repeatedly before walking away.<br \/>\nLee Simmons sustained 14 injuries while Zoe Morgan received 32.<br \/>\nMrs Justice Nicola Davies told Mr Saunders: \u201cIn a sustained and brutal attack you ended those lives. You took away the futures of Lee Simmons and Zoe Morgan.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9l-9JKKYbj8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9l-9JKKYbj8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<b>The relationship<\/b><br \/>\nMr Saunders and Miss Morgan met in June 2014 and were in a relationship until July 2015. The court were told the relationship had \u201crecommenced\u201d later that year but neither had told their families.<br \/>\nMiss Morgan met Lee Simmons in June 2016 while working at Matalan and a relationship soon developed between them. According to Mr Saunders, Miss Morgan stopped speaking to him in July.<br \/>\nAfter seeing that Mr Simmons had \u201cliked\u201d photos on her Facebook profile, Mr Saunders sent abusive messages to Miss Morgan threatening to injure or kill Mr Simmons and accused her of having cheated on him.<br \/>\n<b>\u2018You just snap\u2019<\/b><br \/>\nMr Saunders admitted that he decided to kill Miss Morgan in September. He googled a number of subjects including \u201cthe easiest way to kill a person\u201d and \u201chow to slit someone\u2019s throat successfully\u201d.<br \/>\nLater that month he visited Morrison&#8217;s and bought two knives and a pair of latex gloves.<br \/>\nBefore leaving on the morning of the murders, Mr Saunders wrote letters to various family members. In one letter he wrote: \u201cI have struggled with life for a while now and I could not deal with it any longer sorry. I tried putting my negative thoughts and memories to the back of my mind but it keeps coming back all the time. I\u2019m in mental pain daily.\u201d<br \/>\nMrs Davies said: \u201cYour mother describes you as having struggled to come to terms with the breakup of your relationship with Zoe. Following the split in July 2015 she states that you have been in and out of depression, although you never sought medical attention.\u201d<br \/>\nThe court heard that three days before the murders, Mr Saunders had bought an air rifle and 500 pellets from a gun shop in Newport.<br \/>\nMrs Justice Davies said: \u201cYou have since stated, and I accept, that you bought the rifle in order to end your own life.\u201d<br \/>\nWhen the police arrived to arrest Mr Saunders at his home in Castleton, he told an officer: \u201cI\u2019m sorry, you know sometimes you just snap.\u201d<br \/>\nOn the way\u00a0to the police station, he said: \u201cYour head is a weird thing, one moment, that\u2019s all it was.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr Sanikop, a consultant forensic psychiatrist, said Mr Saunders had experienced several events that had led to \u201csignificant emotional distress\u201d. He cited the recent death of his grandfather, the ending of his relationship with Miss Morgan and the sudden death of his dog.<\/span><br \/>\nHowever, Mrs Justice Davies said: \u201cWhatever your emotional state on September 28, 2016, you took the lives of two people in a savage and senseless attack.\u201d<br \/>\n<b>\u2018The nightmare will live with us forever\u2019<\/b><br \/>\nAfter the sentence, senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Mark O\u2019Shea, said: \u201cAndrew Saunders has rightly been sentenced today to a lengthy term of imprisonment for his brutal and callous murders. He is a cold calculating killer who planned this crime over a number of weeks.<br \/>\n\u201cHe brutally killed those two wonderful young people out of an immature jealousy that cannot be explained or understood by any right thinking person. He has offered no mitigation and displayed no remorse. He is a truly despicable man.<br \/>\n\u201cHe deserves to spend the majority of his life in prison where he will hopefully have time to reflect on the gravity of his offences.\u201d<br \/>\nKelly Huggins, from the Crown Prosecution Service said: \u201cThis was a brutal, unprovoked and premeditated attack.<br \/>\n\u201cSaunders attended the location well before Zoe Morgan and Lee Simmons arrived that day and ambushed them.<br \/>\n\u201cAs he brutally attacked them he also showed no concern for members of the public who were subjected to a frightening scene of violence.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Statement of the CPS at the sentencing of Andrew Saunders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YF7ypr9sD4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Statement of the CPS at the sentencing of Andrew Saunders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YF7ypr9sD4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A statement on behalf of Zoe Morgan\u2019s family was read, which said: \u201cWe are all totally heartbroken and will miss our beautiful intelligent girl for the rest of our lives. We have had a life sentence put on us by this horrible individual.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Statement on behalf of Zoe Morgan&#039;s family at the sentencing of Andrew Saunders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/udABC1qfzbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Statement on behalf of Zoe Morgan&#039;s family at the sentencing of Andrew Saunders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/udABC1qfzbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nA statement by Lee Simmon\u2019s family said: \u201cLee had met the love of his life in Zoe, he could not have been happier. He was the most gentle and caring young man who gave his all to everybody; you could not have wished to meet a more kind and thoughtful person.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They added: \u201cThe nightmare will live with us all forever.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Statement on behalf of Lee Simmons&#039; family at the sentencing of Andrew Saunders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tkiPd6xWc-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Statement on behalf of Lee Simmons&#039; family at the sentencing of Andrew Saunders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tkiPd6xWc-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAN has been sentenced to at least 23 years and four months behind bars for murdering his ex-girlfriend and her new partner in what the judge described as a \u201csavage attack\u201d. 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