Murderer who killed son of former Stafford mayor told: You may well spend whole life behind bars
A prisoner who murdered the son of a former Mayor of Stafford has been told he may spend the rest of his life behind bars.
William Tolcher has been jailed for life for murdering Alex Cusworth, from Baswich Staffordshire, and been told he must serve at least 33 years before he can apply for parole.
However Judge Mr Justice Dingemans told Tolcher that it is unlikely he will ever be given parole.
The inmate, known inside jail as Scouse Willy, stabbed Alex to death in the kitchens at Dartmoor Prison after accusing him of disrespecting him.
He was already serving a life sentence for another murder when he killed Alex with a knife issued to him to prepare vegetables. Twenty years ago he was sentenced to life for murdering Kathryn Sharples in Newquay.
Tolcher denied the murder of Alex, but was convicted by a jury at Plymouth Crown Court after they rejected his claim that he had framed by a 'top dog' inside the jail.
Mr Justice Dingemans said: "The parole board may never consider you fit for release. I am sure you are an extremely dangerous man because you have been convicted of murdering two persons.
"You are a complete stranger to the truth and willing to say anything to anyone in an attempt to manipulate proper processes and secure your release.
"This is a sad case. It was a murder for no good reason by a person who has shown he is a killer and acts without remorse."
Alex, aged 37, was the adopted son of local councillor and former Stafford mayor Ann Edgeller and her late husband Howard Cusworth.
He developed problems with drugs and mental health after moving to Devon and was living at Barn Park Road in Teignmouth when he attacked his landlord with a broom, leaving him in a coma for a week.
He was jailed for eight years at Exeter Crown Court in 2015 and had been moved to serve his sentence at Dartmoor Jail.
In a moving victim impact statement Ms Edgeller said: "My son was failed by every establishment in the country. He was a very vulnerable young man with mental health issues whose biggest desire was to live a normal life.
"Alex, I am very, very sorry."
