Grandson of pie company tycoon jailed for murdering friend

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The grandson of a pie company tycoon who killed his best friend in a "frenzied attack" on Christmas Eve was jailed for at least 19 years. Dylan Thomas, 24, killed William Bush, 23, at the property they shared in the Llandaff area of Cardiff in December 2023. Thomas had admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility but denied Mr Bush's murder. He was found guilty of the more serious charge following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court. Mr Bush sustained 37 stab wounds in total, including 21 to the neck, after Thomas used two knives - a kitchen knife and flick knife - in the attack. Thomas, who the trial heard has schizophrenia, had claimed in the immediate aftermath of the attack that he was acting in self-defence. He is the grandson of Sir Stanley Thomas, the founder of Peter's Pies, a company based in South Wales. Imposing a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years, the judge, Mrs Justice Steyn, said Thomas murdered Mr Bush in a "sustained and ferocious knife attack". She said Mr Bush was "senselessly murdered and deprived of many, many decades of a happy and fulfilling life". "The sentence I will pass is not intended as a measure of the value of Will's life, that is beyond measure," she added. She said the "frenzied attack" was persistent in nature and "must have terrified the deceased and caused him great pain and distress". The judge's sentencing remarks can be read in full at: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/rex-v-dylan-thomas/ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3HqeLrCkZgARQfyqj1m-g?view_as=subscriber Follow Sky News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB