Church warden jailed for life for murder of university lecturer

Benjamin Field killed Peter Farquhar in village of Maids Moreton to inherit his house and money

A church warden has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a university lecturer following a sustained campaign of physical and mental abuse.

Benjamin Field, 28, was convicted in August of killing Peter Farquhar, 69, a retired teacher and part-time university lecturer, to inherit his house and money, and trying to make his death look like an accident or suicide.