Detectives are now probing fentanyl killer Luke D'Wit's past in search of possible previous offences, after his conviction for poisoning a married couple.
ITV News Anglia's Hannah Pettifer reports on how D'Wit manipulated his victims over a number of years
Det Supt Rob Kirby said the 34-year-old had “planned their deaths meticulously” and “appeared to enjoy control” over the family. Prosecutors said D’Wit installed a “mobile security surveillance application” on his phone, allowing him to monitor a camera from another device and that he was “watching them die”.Mr and Mrs Baxter were found dead by their daughter Ellie at their home on Easter Sunday 2023 after she saw that they were "sitting in their armchairs, not moving".Listen to the audio of the 999 recording played in court.
“There can only be one purpose for having these and that’s to fool someone into believing they were taking a proper dose when they were actually taking four times the amount,” said Ms Ayling earlier in the trial.
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