Depraved killer strangled his gran, 76, to death and repeatedly had sex with her corpse
A DEPRAVED killer strangled his gran to death and repeatedly had sex with her corpse.
Donovan Miller, 31, choked Phyllis Grant, 76, and beat her over the head with a vase before having sex with the body.
He called police the next night in March and told police he killed her in Plaistow, East London.
Miller told a paramedic: “I raped her as well for what it’s worth yesterday and today.”
Ms Grant was described as a “matriarch of the community” and a regular churchgoer by neighbours.
She had been released from hospital shortly before the attack and was recovering from Covid.
Neighbour Emma Martin said at the time: “She was very involved in the community.
“She was always saying hi and always tending to her roses and her holly bushes or cooking Jamaican spicy chicken and fish dishes.
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“She was a strong-willed, independent and fearless woman. She’d lived here for decades. She cared about this area and she cared about the community.”
It is understood Miller and Ms Grant lived together.
Miller told police he was dependent on cocaine but was not mentally ill.
He denied murder but admitted manslaughter and sexual penetration of a corpse at the Old Bailey.
Miller will be sentenced next month. Further psychiatric reports will be prepared.
Judge Anthony Leonard QC told Miller: “The fact you pleaded guilty today will be taken into account by the sentencing judge.”