A Plot to Kill: The notorious killing of Peter Farquhar, a story of deception and betrayal that shocked a quiet English town

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Field was arrested in January 2018, and then found guilty of murdering Mr Farquhar (and acquitted of attempting to murder Miss Moore-Martin) in August 2019 after a jury trial.

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The Channel 4 documentary series Catching a Killer recounted the acts of Field in the fifth instalment of the first series. The 90-minute episode, titled 'A Diary from the Grave', aired on 12 January 2020. [18] The Sixth Commandment, a four-part series, begins airing on 17 July, with Timothy Spall ( Mr. Turner, the Harry Potter series) starring. Text messages between the two men also revealed that Smith was aware of Ben Field’s mirror-writing campaign in which he wrote messages around Ms Moore-Martin’s house in a bid to convince the highly religious woman they were from God and to leave her house to Field. Television The Sixth Commandment is proof that true crime dramas don't have to exploit murder victims Read MoreHe had undergone a “betrothal” ceremony with Farquhar and was in a sexual relationship with Moore-Martin. The two young men told Mr Farquhar that they wanted to make a documentary about his life and reportedly set up a company devoted to “bringing his career to a wider audience”. In January 2022 he appealed a second time against his conviction, but this was also rejected. [14] [15] Field then turned his attention to Mr Farquhar’s neighbour, Ann Moore-Martin (Ann Reid), a deeply religious 83-year-old former headteacher. As well as Field pretending to fall in love with Mr Farquhar and moving in with him, he also orchestrated it so Smith also moved into the retired man’s home as a lodger and, later, Ann Moore-Martin’s and other potential victim, Liz Zettl’s homes, while planning to defraud them of their estates.

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What happened to Ben Field, the killer at the centre of The Sixth Commandment?". The Independent. 18 July 2023.A similar thing occurred a few years later with his neighbour, Moore-Martin who also changed her will to include Field.

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verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ In October 2019, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 36 years. [11] Appeals [ edit ] Mr Farquhar was subjected to months of gas-lighting and coercive control, before Field steadily poisoned him, killing him on 26 October, 2015. While he was found guilty, Mr Field denied any involvement in either Mr Field or Miss Moore-Martin’s deaths. But during his trial, he did admit to the fake relationships as being part of a plot to get their wills changed in his favour.

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Where is Ben Field – of new true crime series The Sixth Commandment – now?". Cosmopolitan. 17 January 2023. Benjamin Luke Field is a British man who murdered retired teacher and author Peter Farquhar. [1] [2] [3] [4] Murder and conviction [ edit ] Maids Moreton: Benjamin Field in second bid to overturn murder conviction". 28 January 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk. Smith, David James; Bellotti, Alex (21 July 2021). " 'Killer church warden was no ordinary psychopath - as his chilling diaries show' ". mirror. The relationship was fake, however. Field, who was also the son of a Baptist minister, proceeded to groom Mr Farquhar for months, convincing his friends and family he had dementia and an alcohol addiction, before steadily poisoning and killing him on 26 October 2015.https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23672697.sixth-commandment-killer-ben-field-launch-fresh-court-appeal/ In July 2023, it was reported that Field had applied for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate whether to refer his case to the Court of Appeal. [16] Restitution of funds [ edit ] The show is said to highlight “the devastating effect of isolation and loneliness”. What happened to Ann Moore-Martin? On 9 August 2019, Field was convicted of the 2015 murder of author Peter Farquhar, but acquitted of the attempted murder of Farquhar's neighbour Ann Moore-Martin, who died of natural causes on 12 May 2017. As part of the same trial Field had pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and burglary against the same two victims. [10] Justice Sweeney said Field was a “well-practised and able liar” and had “no doubt” he was a “dangerous offender”. Who is Martyn Smith? Conor MacNeil plays Martyn Smith in The Sixth Commandment (Photo: Amanda Searle/BBC/Wild Mercury)