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'Psycho' who butchered a child killer: David Taylor earned instant infamy when he and two other convicts brutalised a baby murderer. Now we reveal his past for first time - and why his friends say he's an 'absolute monster'
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The incident in which David Taylor and two other convicts attacked a child killer has sparked significant attention due to its extreme nature. Attacks on prisoners, particularly those who have committed crimes against children, are not uncommon in the UK prison system, often driven by a code of conduct among inmates. The dynamics of prison hierarchies and the treatment of certain types of offenders can contribute to a culture of violence within correctional facilities.
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'Psycho' who butchered a child killer: David Taylor earned instant infamy when he and two other convicts brutalised a baby murderer. Now we reveal his past for first time - and why his friends say he's an 'absolute monster'
No matter how Taylor, now 64, glossed over his criminality - attacking other thugs he deemed to be below him, such as paedophiles, was a lifelong speciality - the truth was much darker.
3 Jul, 11:45