A KINGSWINFORD man has been locked up for life for the “gruesome murder” of his father whose body was found chopped up in a Bournemouth flat.

Nathan Robinson, aged 27, was told he must serve a minimum of 30 years in prison before he will be eligible for parole – after being convicted of killing taxi driver William Spiller.

Winchester Crown Court heard Robinson, of Larch Road, murdered the 48-year-old on May 16 2013 and police were called to Mr Spiller’s home on June 17 2013 after receiving a call from concerned his partner.

Mr Spiller's dismembered remains were discovered packed into plastic storage boxes in his home in Stedman Road.

Robinson, who had stolen his father’s mobile phone and more than £10,000 in cash before travelling to Glasgow, Birmingham and Bristol to visit friends and relatives, was arrested in Pensnett on June 18 2013.

He later admitted killing his father before using a Stanley knife and saw to cut up the body.

Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC said Robinson owed his dad £36,000 and that "money issues" were behind the brutal murder which Judge Mr Justice Griffith-Williams described as "an act of sheer wickedness".

The judge said Robinson had "watched his father die" and ignored his pleas for an ambulance - and the court heard of the lengths he went to in a bid to evade justice.

A carpet cleaner and steamer were found in Mr Spiller’s home and showed evidence of being used to clean up the crime scene.

Robinson had also told a neighbour downstairs, who complained of "pink water" coming through his bathroom ceiling, that it was the result of spilled red wine when in fact it was Mr Spiller's blood.

And in the month before the body was discovered Robinson had posed as his father by sending texts from the stolen mobile to Mr Spiller’s partner and friend.

Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector John Gately said: “This was a particularly gruesome murder. What is clear from the evidence is that Nathan Robinson went to great lengths to try and mislead the police and the victim’s partner.

“My thoughts go out to Mr Spiller’s family and friends.

“I would like to pay tribute to the investigation team, in particular the case officer Dave Richards and the forensic team who had to deal with a horrific crime scene."

Robinson had told the court he was sexually abused as a child by men including his father but the judge said he doubted the claims and said the murder was "cold-blooded and premeditated" and committed purely for financial gain - and that Robinson had "shown no remorse whatsoever".

In a statement, Mr Spiller’s partner Glenys Molyneaux said: “The past 18 months have been extremely traumatic for myself and my family, from first receiving the dreadful news of Will’s death until the trial which revealed the full horror of what happened that day.

“Will was a loving, caring man with a hilarious sense of fun and humour.

“No sentence can bring him back but we are satisfied the verdict of guilty was the appropriate one for this heinous crime."

Robinson, who was sentenced on December 10, denied murder but admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at a hearing on November 27.

However prosecutors proceeded to trial and jurors found him unanimously guilty of murder.

See video footage of Robinson caught on camera at Bournemouth Station the day after the killing.