Man obsessed with 'Game of Thrones' stabs neighbor to death with ceremonial sword over drug money
A writer who is obsessed with Game of Thrones has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his neighbor using a ceremonial sword that he kept at his home to "inspire" his own fantasy novel. The Liverpool Crown Court heard that 26-year-old Douglas Plumpton stabbed Iain Maddocks on his 32nd birthday with the Saxon-style sword. Plumpton, who is from Whetstone, Birkenhead, dialed 999 while his victim was bleeding out on the floor in his apartment. He told the operator: "If he dies, it's his own fault."
The Liverpool Echo reported that Plumpton tried to cover up his tracks by claiming Maddocks had attacked him. He was convicted of murder after a trial that lasted nine days. Plumpton is a left-wing activist dubbed "Rasta Jack". The man stabbed Maddocks on his 32nd birthday on March 30.