Drunk thug who murdered flatmate in ‘ferocious’ assault is jailed
A drunk thug who stabbed his flatmate to death in a ‘ferocious’ attack has been jailed for life.
Frank Wrona, 44, stabbed his flatmate Richard Chamberlain multiple times in their home in Colne, Lancashire, on March 31 this year.
Preston Crown Court heard that when officer from Lancashire Police first entered the property Wrona was still in his bedroom – the scene of the fatal stabbing – and was heard shouting ‘Come in here and I’ll slice you up.’
Wrona, who was drunk and found to have taken a significant amount of cocaine, then told officers at the scene that the 34-year-old Mr Chamberlain ‘had deserved it.’
He claimed this was because Mr Chamberlain had stolen money from him.
Frank Wrona (pictured), 44, stabbed his flatmate Richard Chamberlain multiple times in their home in Colne, Lancashire, on March 31 this year
Wrona, who was drunk and found to have taken a significant amount of cocaine, then told officers at the scene that the 34-year-old Mr Chamberlain ‘had deserved it.’ He claimed this was because Mr Chamberlain had stolen money from him
Mr Chamberlain sadly died shortly after from the multiple stab wounds.
At Preston Crown Court this morning Judge Robert Altham sentenced Wrona to 16 years in prison. He was told he would serve a minimum of 16 years before he would be considered for parole.
DCI Andy Fallows, of Lancashire Police’s Force Major Investigation Team, said: ‘My thoughts today are with Richard’s devastated family and friends who have had to sit in court and hear the appalling details of how their loved one’s life came to such an unexpected and violent end.
‘This was a callous and cowardly attack committed on a vulnerable victim. There is no justification for such spontaneous and excessive violence. After carrying out the ferocious attack he did nothing to help Richard, instead he chose to issue further threats of violence to the first responders.
‘While no sentence can ever making up for the taking of a life, I hope Richard’s taken some solace in the fact that Wrona will be in prison for a considerable length of time. He will then have to convince the Parole Board that he poses no risk to the public before he is ever released.’
At Preston Crown Court this morning Judge Robert Altham sentenced Wrona to 16 years in prison. He was told he would serve a minimum of 16 years before he would be considered for parole (stock image)
In a victim impact statement on behalf of his family, Richard’s father Ian, said: ‘The 31st of March 2024 and Easter Sunday will always bring deep sadness and a day that changed our families lives forever.
‘Few people will ever understand the devastation that two police officers knocking on your door late on a Sunday night brings. The total heartbreak then the haze and numbness that follows can never be adequately described.
‘The taking of Richard in such a brutal and callous way will forever haunt us. He did not deserve this, and we did not deserve to lose our son/brother in this horrific manner.’
