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Robin Ligus

English serial killer (1952–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robin Stanislaw Ligus (6 March 1952 – 16 December 2022) was a convicted English serial killer. In 1996, he was convicted of murdering Robert Young and jailed for life. In 2011, Ligus was charged with three additional murders, found guilty of two, and ordered to be detained indefinitely in a secure hospital, having suffered from the effects of a stroke.[1]

Born
Robin Stanislaw Ligus

(1952-03-06)6 March 1952
Died16 December 2022(2022-12-16) (aged 70)
Birmingham, England
Victims3
CountryEngland
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Robin Ligus
Born
Robin Stanislaw Ligus

(1952-03-06)6 March 1952
Died16 December 2022(2022-12-16) (aged 70)
Birmingham, England
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Victims3
CountryEngland
StateShropshire
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Victims

  • Trevor Bradley (aged 53), found in a burned-out car in Melverley.[2]
  • Brian Coles (aged 57), found in his home in Higher Heath, near Whitchurch, having been beaten to death with an iron bar.[3]
  • Robert Young (aged 75), killed in Shrewsbury during a burglary of his home.[4]

Ligus was charged with the murder of Bernard Czyzewska but was found not guilty. Czyzewska drowned after being thrown into the River Severn near Porthill Bridge in Shrewsbury on 30 November 1994.[5][6]

Death

Ligus died on 16 December 2022 at the age of 70.[7][8]

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