DARREN COLLING'S BRUTAL CRIME SHOCKS EXETER AND SALE: LIFE SENTENCE FOR 'SEX FANTASY' MURDER OF TEEN RUGBY STAR

In a chilling case that has sent shockwaves through the communities of Exeter and Sale, Darren Colling, a 30-year-old known for his sinister actions, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of 16-year-old George Mortimer. The tragic incident unfolded on July 29 of the previous year, when George, a talented rugby player and scholar at Kelly College in Tavistock, was lured to Exeter canal under the pretense of purchasing drugs from Colling.

George Mortimer, who served as captain of Exeter Rugby Club's under-16 team, had previously bought drugs from Colling, a known drug pusher with a disturbing history. On that fateful day, George was on his way to a party, just a mile from his home in Exeter, when he met Colling near the canal. The meeting would turn into a nightmare that would end with George's battered body being discovered four days later, partially stripped and bearing the horrific injuries inflicted by a claw hammer.

Pathologists revealed that George had suffered 12 skull fractures, a testament to the ferocity of the attack. The murder weapon, a claw hammer, was recovered from the towpath where the crime took place. The grief-stricken mother of George, Alice, aged 47, described her devastation, stating that her world