Everything about Roy Whiting totally explained
The
Murder of Sarah Payne was a high profile murder case in the
United Kingdom. The victim was
Sarah Evelyn Isobel Payne(
13 October 1992–
c. 1 July 2000) who was murdered by car mechanic Roy William Whiting (b.
26 January 1959). Following his conviction, Whiting was imprisoned and is currently being held in the maximum security
Wakefield Prison,
West Yorkshire.
Pre-convictions
Born in
Horsham,
West Sussex,
England, Roy Whiting was the second of three children born to George and Pamela Whiting, who
divorced during the
1970s.
Whiting attended
Ifield Community College and left in
1975 with no academic qualifications and over the next few years found himself employed in several different jobs, including doing deliveries for the local Co-operative store and working as a car mechanic and paintsprayer at a local garage. In
1986 he married a 19-year-old woman who became pregnant the same year; however, they separated just before the birth of their son in
1987, and were
divorced in
1989.
Whiting was also involved in
banger racing during the late
1980s, but abandoned his interest in the sport due to a lack of success..
When Whiting was released on bail, he went to live with his father in
Crawley while his flat on Saint Augustine's Road was being searched by
forensic scientists. No evidence was found in Whiting's flat to suggest that Sarah had been there.
Roy Whiting was subsequently re-arrested on
31 July 2000. Despite Sarah's body being discovered just 3 miles (5 km) from the service station where Whiting had bought fuel on the night of the disappearance, and Whiting's failure to confirm his
alibi, there was still not enough evidence to press charges and Whiting was released on bail once again.
A few days following his second arrest, Whiting moved out of his father's house after a vigilante mob smashed the windows with bricks, and went to live in a tent in woodland behind a housing estate in Crawley. Whiting's father moved out of the house afterwards, fearing for his own safety.
He then took to the road in a stolen
Vauxhall Nova car and was pursued by police at speeds of up to 70 mph (112 km/h) before he crashed into a parked vehicle and was arrested on dangerous driving charges. On
27 September 2000, Whiting admitted taking the car and driving dangerously. He was jailed for 22 months.
When Whiting began his jail term for the car theft, detectives were able to carry out forensic tests on his F-registered white
Fiat Ducato van, which he'd bought on
23 June 2000. On
6 February 2001, following a police enquiry, Roy Whiting was formally charged with the
murder of Sarah Payne
In July 2001, it was reported that Payne's parents received £11,000 compensation from the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The offer was described as a "sick joke"and "derisory".
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