House of horrors ‘odball’ shoved spouse’s underwear down girl’s throat

Days after Jason Somerville reported his spouse lacking, he walked right into a police station and confessed to killing her.

Buried in a shallow grave underneath their home was the physique of 35-year-old Rebecca Chamberlain. But hers wasn’t the one corpse hidden underneath the floorboards.

What had seemed like an extraordinary home in Christchurch, New Zealand was rapidly dubbed the House of Horrors after particulars emerged of the wicked murders that passed off there.

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“Oddball” Jason, 33 admitted he had killed his victims as a result of he was offended that they’d refused his sexual advances.

His first sufferer was his neighbour Tisha Lowry, 28 who disappeared whereas strolling dwelling in September 2008.

He lured her into his dwelling and strangled her to dying earlier than forcing a pair of his spouse’s underpants into her throat and having intercourse along with her lifeless physique.

He then lowered her right into a manhole beneath his home and later abused her physique once more earlier than digging her a shallow grave.

Oblivious, spouse Rebecca had no concept of what had gone on and continued to reside along with her husband till she met her dying at his arms a 12 months later in 2009.

He acquired her in a headlock and tightened his grip till she might not breathe. He then shoved a pair of underwear down her throat and violated her useless physique.

He pressured her by means of the identical manhole and buried her physique within the sand beneath the floorboards.

The following day, Somerville known as police to report Rebecca lacking, saying she hadn’t come dwelling from church.

But simply a few days later, he confessed to killing his spouse and Tisha as a result of he was offended they refused his advances.

He was sentenced to 23 years in jail for his vile crimes described by a decide as “bizarre, disgusting” and “sick beyond description.”

In an interview with New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, Tisha’s mum Tanya Lowry informed how she was stricken by a recurring nightmare weeks earlier than her daughter’s physique was discovered.

She would dream that she was buried in a darkish place, her physique in a foetal place along with her eyes broad open trying straight at her mum.

A YouTube documentary on the case revealed final month attracted reams of feedback.

One viewer mentioned: “I went to church with Rebecca’s mum and dad. They were lovely people and devastated when she was murdered.

“Very unhappy case. I do not assume they ever thought that Jason was harmful. Rebecca should have stored alot of what went on from them.”

Another wrote: “I lived within the space on the time as I used to be I’m my late 20’s. Her (Tisha’s) picture was posted each the place on the bus at outlets and what not. That home was later burned down after what occurred and nothing is on that little bit of land now.”

One commented: “What a horrible tragedy. These two girls died needlessly by the arms of this assassin. Hope he suffers in jail and will not be capable of be let loose ever.”

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