James Desborough, already awaiting trial for the murders of two friends, was re‑arrested after killing his cellmate Stephen Kempster while in custody.
The two men, Daniel Coleman and Claudio Aquilino, were found dead between April and July last year. Their bodies were dismembered and hidden in woodland near Paramoor Woods, the area where Desborough lived in a cabin.
Investigators recovered 1,900 burned bone fragments from a stream and parts of Coleman’s torso, legs and feet in a shallow grave. The men’s genitals were never located, and the evidence suggests deliberate removal.
Desborough’s cabin contained tools, a machete and handwritten notes, including a “Bug out list” and a “Kill Zone” map that mapped Sticker Woods, London and Benidorm. The notes also revealed a belief in a past life and a self‑proclaimed readiness to kill.
He had used the victims’ money for drugs and alcohol and had planned to leave the country before his arrest. Desborough had previously pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of the two men’s remains.
During his trial, Desborough denied the murders, describing the victims as friends and claiming the deaths were a series of unfortunate circumstances. He is a father of one and now faces new charges following the cellmate killing.
