Brian Whitelock, 57, tortured and killed Wendy Buckney, 71, who had given him odd jobs to help his rehabilitation

A double killer freed from prison after being deemed low risk by the Parole Board has been sentenced to a whole-life term for murdering a neighbour who gave him odd jobs to help his rehabilitation.

Brian Whitelock, 57, who had been released after serving 18 years for the double killing, tortured and murdered Wendy Buckney, 71, at her home in the village of Clydach, near Swansea, in south Wales.