Tortured: Michael Gilbert's butchered body was found in a lake
A judge branded a family of six 'depraved' today for the torture and death of a man whose headless body was dumped in a lake as he sentenced them to a total of 93 years.

Judge John Bevan QC made the comments at Luton Crown Court as he jailed three members of the Watt family for life for murdering Michael Gilbert and three others for familial homicide.

The 26-year-old was kept as a slave and tortured for his benefit money before being killed.

His headless body was dumped in the Blue Lagoon in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, last year.

James Watt, 27, his girlfriend, Natasha Oldfield, 29, and his brother Richard's girlfriend, Nichola Roberts, 22, were jailed for life for murder today.

Watt will serve a minimum of 36 years, Oldfield a minimum of 18 and Roberts a minimum of 15.

James's brother, Robert Watt, 20, and his mother, Jennifer Smith-Dennis, 58, were jailed for eight years and 10 years respectively for familial homicide.

A third brother, Richard Watt, 25, who previously pleaded guilty to familial homicide was sentenced to six years in prison.

James, Robert and Richard Watt had pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and, on Friday, Roberts, Oldfield and Smith-Dennis were convicted by the jury.

James Watt was heard to say 'Cheers' to the judge as he was sent down today.

During the trial, the court heard that Mr Gilbert was kept as a slave and tortured for his benefit money by members of the family at their home in Luton.


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@poster,
how does ur thread topic match with the content?
if this is the crime of the white people, it means all the whites are saints.
can u ever compare that with what is happening even in our own country nigeria where human lives are less valued than that of a fowl.
don't u see headless bodies littered here and there in nigeria.
cases of ritual killings on daily basis.
pls get busy with something important and stop ur white madness.