"Benjamin Field, 35, admitted he was a "snake talker" who had duped 69-year-old Peter Farquhar into a fake relationship to get him to change his will - the case later inspiring a BBC TV series starring Timothy Spall - but denied killing him. Mr Farquhar was found dead in his home in the Buckinghamshire village of Maids Moreton in October 2015, with a bottle of 60 proof whisky beside him."
"Field was accused of giving Mr Farquhar the alcohol and/or sleeping pills called Dalmane so that he suffered what appeared to be an "alcoholic's death," leaving Field to inherit his fortune. He was convicted at Oxford Crown Court in August 2019 and jailed for life, with a minimum of 36 years to serve behind bars before he could apply for parole."
Benjamin Field, a 35-year-old churchwarden, was convicted in August 2019 of murdering 69-year-old author Peter Farquhar in October 2015. Field admitted to being a manipulator who deceived Farquhar into a fake relationship to alter his will, but denied the murder itself. Farquhar was found dead in his Buckinghamshire home with whisky beside him; post-mortem results attributed death to acute alcohol toxicity. Prosecutors alleged Field administered alcohol and sleeping pills to stage an accidental death. Field received a life sentence with a 36-year minimum before parole eligibility. The case inspired a BBC television series starring Timothy Spall. Field now pursues a new appeal, maintaining he did not commit the murder.
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