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Disturbed Teen with Dark Fantasy Jailed for Murdering Mum
Tristan Roberts planned the murder online and recorded the attack, receiving a life sentence with a minimum of 22½ years, the judge said he showed little remorse.
- On Wednesday, Judge Rhys Rowlands sentenced 18-year-old Tristan Roberts to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 years and six months at Mold Crown Court for murdering his mother, Angela Shellis, in October 2025.
- Prosecutors revealed Roberts meticulously planned the killing for at least three weeks, researching murder methods online and purchasing weapons while documenting his intent on Discord, stating he intended "so that he could record himself killing his mother."
- The violent incident lasted from 11pm on October 23 to 3:30am the next day, during which Roberts held Shellis captive and recorded the assault on a Dictaphone before leading her to a nature reserve to complete the killing.
- Judge Rowlands cited "sheer cruelty" in the crime, telling Roberts he "appeared to have revelled in the control" he exerted over his mother, while family members described their loss as "unbearable" in impact statements delivered at court.
- Despite an October 17 warning from Shellis about her son's behavior, defense counsel David Elias KC argued Roberts lacked sufficient support for his autism and ADHD; the court ruled his mental health did not diminish his culpability.
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Tristan, barely 18 years old, was sentenced to life in prison.
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