A man has admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend with a pair of scissors in an exceedingly brutal assault, according to the prosecution.
On the evening of December 15, 2022, Ailish Walsh, 28, was found dead in her flat in Hackney, east London‘s Rectory Road. She was discovered to have more than 40 puncture wounds.
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Who is Liam Taylor?
Liam Taylor was Ailish Walsh’s 37-year-old boyfriend, who also brutally murdered her. At an Old Bailey hearing on Monday, Liam admitted to killing Walsh. He then abandoned the pregnant mom of four children to suffer in her bedroom, where her father later found her.
Taylor told police after stabbing his partner, “It’s crazy how one moment of madness can change your whole life.”
Troubling footage from security cameras shows Taylor entering Ailish’s North London house at 8:36 p.m. and leaving at 9:14 p.m. Ailish’s friend had called the victim five minutes prior to his departure and could hear yelling and arguing in the background.
The court heard that she had gotten in touch with Ailish when she hurriedly texted her while attempting to remove Taylor from the Stoke Newington flat because he was doing drugs.
Later, when Ailish’s father got there, he discovered her in her bedroom, motionless and soaked in blood. She was covered with a high-visibility jacket with Taylor’s bank card in the pocket. Two dumbbells and a pair of bloodied scissors were also discovered nearby.
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The following morning, Taylor was taken into custody at his residence. He had cocaine, cannabis, and alcohol in his system at the time. Taylor had a prior criminal history of assaulting female members of his family, according to alleged reports. He was warned for head-butting his 16-year-old sister and had served a year in prison for hitting his mother with a metal pole.
On May 10, the Old Bailey will hear the case again to determine the date of the sentencing.
