A man has been sentenced to 33 years for murdering his landlords at their shared home after he became paranoid about Covid during the first lockdown.
Daniel Briceno Garcia, 46, unleashed what has been described as a “brutal and frenzied attack” on Sonia Butron Calvi, 66, and 60-year-old Edgar Aguilera Daza.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Friday, with a minimum term of 33 years.
Police and London Ambulance Service were called to Dorset Road at around 4pm on April 1 2020 after reports of a disturbance.
Prosecutor Tom Little QC told the jury Garcia was concerned about the risks of Covid as well as paying his rent during the pandemic.
Little said: “That in itself you may think is understandable. It is quite another thing to react to the risks which Covid posed with the use of a knife.”
He added: “What was found at the property can only be properly described as a bloodbath.”
The murder weapon was found in Garcia’s bedroom.
Garcia admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming he was hearing voices at the time of the killings.
Jurors deliberated for just 45 minutes to find him guilty of two counts of murder earlier this month.
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