Shocking dashcam footage shows killer’s mother helping cover up brutal murder of girlfriend he stabbed 54 times

LISA WOOLLEY was delighted when her lonely sister found a new man three years after breaking up with a long-term partner.

But six weeks into the romance, Ian Bennett murdered 38-year-old Kerry, stabbed her 54 times in a jealous rage and then had his mother cover up the matter. crime.

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Bennett, now 40, was jailed in 2021 after footage from his mother Lynda’s dashcam showed her helping him dispose of the kitchen knives he used to kill mother-of-two Kerry.

Lisa, 44, who initially liked her sister’s new partner, says he became possessive and sent her paranoid messages about Kerry before the murder.

She wants to raise awareness domestic violence and help others recognize the red flags to look out for.

Her attempt to highlight the issue comes as experts have criticized the government for failing to protect women.

Figures from the Femicide Census show that 350 women have been murdered by a man since then the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021.

Of these, eight in ten were in a relationship with their killer, and 43 percent were murdered by a former or current partner.

Lisa says Kerry was her best friend and the pair were “inseparable”.

She told The Sun: “Kerry and Ian had only been dating for just over a month. This should never have happened.

“Ian has not shown an ounce of remorse, while his mother was no better and denied everything.

“Not a day goes by that I don’t miss Kerry’s cheerfulness, which can lighten anyone’s mood.”

‘Alarm bells went off, was he possessive?’

Kerry and Lisa, who both worked in insurance companies, lived around the corner from each other in Solihull, West Centraland were incredibly close.

Lisa says: “Kerry and I loved curling up on the sofa with a takeaway and glass of wine while our partners were away.

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“Kerry was a mother of two children, now 15 and 12, whom she had with her high school sweetheart.

“We had family barbecues on the weekends. During the week, Kerry worked extremely hard, juggling long shifts, two children and her home.”

But after twenty years together, Kerry and her long-term partner split in 2017. Kerry moved into her own flat and shared custody of their children.

Lisa says: “As her sister, I could see that she was lonely.

“One day, three years after the break-up, Kerry told me she had met someone – a man from school.

‘She said his name was Ian and he was in the year below her.

‘When I was in the year above Kerry I scanned my brain but I couldn’t remember him myself.

“Ian had messaged her Facebook out of the blue and they had gone on a few dates.

“Kerry seemed to like him so I was really happy for her.”

Kerry and Ian had only been dating for just over a month. This should never have happened

Lisa Woolley

Just weeks later, in June 2020, Ian added Lisa on Facebook to introduce himself and talk about Kerry.

She says: ‘I checked with Kerry and he always responded quickly. He was sweet.

“But after a few weeks he started acting jealous. He once asked me why she was seeing a former boyfriend.

“Another time he asked me if she had ever slept with any of her male friends.

“At first alarm bells went off in my head and I wondered if he was possessive.

‘But every time I spoke to Kerry she seemed so happy. I decided not to think about it.

“Days later I got a phone call from Ian in the middle of the night. He slurred and sounded very loud drunk.

“He said Kerry had cheated on him with a woman.”

That evening, in July 2020, Kerry discovered that the couple had gone to a wine bar met a friendly couple earlier that evening and went back to their flat.

While Ian and the woman’s partner went to the garage, Kerry felt warm and took off her sweater.

Alarm bells went off in my head and I wondered if he was possessive

Lisa Woolley

When Ian saw her in a tank top upon his return, he accused her of sleeping with the other woman.

He threw a remote control at Kerry’s TV and smashed it.

Lisa says: “It was really confusing. I told Ian Kerry no bisexual. I said, ‘Go home and sleep it off.’ It was clearly a stupid, drunken argument.

“The next day Kerry called me and she laughed with Ian and said everything was fine.

‘Ian said in the background that he was sorry for being stupid and that he would replace Kerry’s TV.

“I was happy that they had arranged everything. I talked to Kerry for a while and said goodbye.”

Later that night, Lisa saw that Kerry had posted a photo of her and Ian smiling together social media.

The next morning Ian texted Lisa: ‘Did you speak to Kerry today? We got into a fight because I went home early last night.”

She had been attacked. I shook my head and said ‘no’. I didn’t believe it

Lisa Woolley

Lisa says: “I replied and said she was probably asleep. But all day Ian kept messaging, worried that he still hadn’t heard from her.

‘I was busy with my mother, with Kerry children, so I hadn’t spoken to her myself. Later that afternoon Ian called me and was hysterical.

‘He was crying and saying he was at her flat, the door was unlocked and he found her covered in blood.

‘She was attacked. I shook my head and said ‘no’. I didn’t believe it.”

After driving to Kerry’s flat, which was dropped off by PoliceLisa saw Ian standing at the gate.

She says: “I had never seen him in real life before, but I immediately recognized him from photos.

‘Ian and his mother lied through their teeth’

“He acted sly and avoided eye contact with me.

‘Then a police officer told me that Kerry was dead. I couldn’t cry, I was too numb. At that moment my world collapsed.

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“A little while later the police arrested Ian and I didn’t know what to believe. Then I saw an older woman there talking to the police.

“She came up to me, introduced herself as Lynda and said she was Ian’s mother. I said that Kerry had told me nice things about her.

“She said how sad she was about what happened to Kerry and that she was there for Ian.

‘I was a mess and had to go home to tell Kerry’s children and the family that she was gone. We were all beside ourselves.”

Days later, Lisa was informed by Police that they had discovered Ian’s mother’s dashcam footage from the night of the murder.

The video showed Lynda picking Ian up from Kerry’s flat and driving him to a canal bridge, where he threw the murder weapon into the water.

Lisa says: “I couldn’t understand it. Ian killed my sister, after which his mother helped him drive the police from his scene. I felt sick.”

Then the truth came out and Lisa discovered that night, in a fit of rage, Ian had used two large kitchen knives to stab Kerry in the neck 54 times.

All the times Ian had acted jealous came flooding back and I felt guilty. I wish I had ended the relationship

Lisa Woolley

He then strangled her and smothered her with his hand until she died.

Lisa says: “My heart was broken. All the times Ian had acted jealous came flooding back and I felt guilty. I wish I had ended the relationship.”

In November 2021, Bennett was found guilty of murder in Birmingham Crown Court and sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 25 years.

Lynda, 65, was found guilty of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to three years.

Lisa says: “In court Ian lied through his teeth, just like his mother. They were monsters.

“I was relieved that we got justice for Kerry, but I was so angry. All the evidence was there, but Ian put us through the pain and agony of a trial.

“When I look back now, I see how he manipulated me. Kerry’s children have been our strength in our dark days.

“We have no choice but to live in our grief, but we will never forget her and ensure that her memory lives on with her children.”