Man who avoided jail after attacking girlfriend brutally murdered her two weeks later
A man who avoided jail after pouring vodka on his girlfriend and threatening to set her alight murdered her just two weeks later.
He stole her bank card before pouring vodka over Ms Forest, who was known to loved ones as Jaki, and threatening to light the spirit on fire as he left the address, the Liverpool Echo reports . He began looking through her phone and found messages which "suggested she had been unfaithful with two other men" - namely Anthony Murphy and Graham Roberts, the latter of whom he considered to be his "best friend". The killer later confessed to police that he "saw red" and attacked Ms Forest by confronting her when she got out of the shower, grabbing her by the neck and "straddling her" on the bed.
Then, he took a green pen and wrote "my best mate" next to this wound before scrawling "slag" on one thigh and the word "baby" on the other. Massey and Ms Forest had been consuming vodka mixed with Fanta beforehand, and he continued to drink in the property after the murder. From 8am onwards, he began messaging his next victim from Ms Forest's phone - "giving the impression she was sending these messages". In one, he said: "Don't worry, he won't risk getting nicked again."
Mr Murphy arrived at the scene at around 8.30am on Wednesday, August 31. Massey had turned on the shower and pretended Ms Forest was in there. His adversary pleaded with him, saying "please don't kill me". Merseyside Police then discovered Ms Forest's body shortly after 9am. The apartment was filled with steam, the shower having still been running, while the blood-stained knife was located on the sofa.
He had confronted his friend in a phone call around a week previously and was "angry", but had not made any threats. Massey walked straight into the offices at 6.30pm, half an hour after Mr Roberts had started a night shift - chasing him out of the building while brandishing the scissors. "What would you do if your best mate was shagging your Mrs? I would have thrown the f***ing c*** out of the window.
Mr Travers told the court that his client was "clearly preoccupied" by the thought of Ms Forest being pregnant, but "did not actually believe she was pregnant". He added: "Those listening will have been appalled by what are undoubtedly three extremely serious offences.
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