Aberdeen woman jailed for 18 years for murdering man with kettle
Elizabeth Sweeney was found guilty of murdering Neil Jolly at his flat in Marischal Court in June 2023.
A woman who murdered a man in his Aberdeen high-rise flat using a kettle has been jailed for 18 years.
Elizabeth Sweeney, 36, was found guilty of murdering Neil Jolly, 49, at Aberdeen High Court last month following a 10-day trial.
Mr Jolly was discovered within his Marischal Court flat by police officers in June 2023 after Sweeney called the police.
Prosecutors said he was repeatedly punched and kicked on the head and body as well as being repeatedly struck on the head with a kettle or unknown implement.
Medical evidence given at the trial revealed his injuries were of a kind which might be expected to result from a high-impact road traffic collision or a fall from height.
Sweeney denied the charges and submitted a special defence of self defence.
Some charges against her were dropped during the trial, including attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
However, in January a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.
Today, at the High Court in Aberdeen, Judge Andrew Miller sentenced Sweeney to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years before she can apply for parole.