Prosecuting, Crispin Aylett KC read out Victim Impact Statements from Mr Chapman’s family, including one from his father Darren who told the court that work was his only respite from grief.
“I am left doubting my own prowess as a parent – that is what Anthony Gilheaney has done – he is a monster, he has shown no remorse, just narcissistic self-pity.
“By pleading not guilty he put us through weeks of trauma at court.”
Dressed in a blue suit and a white shirt, Gilheaney bowed his head and at times appeared to be weeping as Chapman’s statement continued: “My son loved life and would not harm anyone, loved his family and his little boy, loved his music and his friends, and his body art.
“He just lived his life – so kind, so considerate, my only child, a dad himself. His six-year-old son has been left with no father.”
