Murder of Kelly Anne Bates
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Kelly Anne Bates (18 May 1978 ā 16 April 1996) was an English teenager who was murdered in Manchester, England at the age of 17 by her abuser, James Patterson Smith (born c.ā1948).[3][4] She was tortured by him over a period of four weeks, including having her eyes gouged from their sockets up to three weeks before her death, before being drowned in a bathtub.[5]
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Born | (1978-05-18)18 May 1978[1] Hattersley, Greater Manchester, England |
Died | 16 April 1996(1996-04-16) (aged 17) Manchester, England |
Cause of death | Torture murder |
Body discovered | Gorton, Greater Manchester, England |
Resting place | Mottram Cemetery[2] Mottram in Longdendale, England |
Parent | Margaret Bates (mother) 1955-2020 |
The murder inquiry was headed by Detective Sergeant Joseph Monaghan of Greater Manchester Police, who said: "I have been in the police force for 15 years and have never seen a case as horrific as this." William Lawler, the pathologist who examined Bates' body, described her injuries as the worst he had seen on a murder victim.[5] Smith, who had a history of violence and torture against former sexual partners, denied murdering Bates but was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on 19 November 1997.[6][7]