{"id":12125,"date":"2025-04-28T22:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12125"},"modified":"2025-04-28T22:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T22:24:02","slug":"chilling-moment-killer-in-bloodstained-trainers-collects-pizza-after-stamping-on-his-friends-head-as-he-is-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12125","title":{"rendered":"Chilling moment killer in bloodstained trainers collects pizza after stamping on his friend\u2019s head \u2013 as he is jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is the momement a killer is caught on video collecting a pizza after fatally attacking his friend \u2013 with his trainer soaked in blood.<\/p><div class=\"zteqb69f60a8d91e15\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.zteqb69f60a8d91e15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.zteqb69f60a8d91e15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.zteqb69f60a8d91e15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.zteqb69f60a8d91e15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.zteqb69f60a8d91e15 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shocking video shows Caine Lonsdale collecting the takeaway at a garden gate after murdering \u2018gentle giant\u2019 Jonathan Dittia in the victim\u2019s flat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lonsdale, 34, had earlier been seen arriving at the address before ordering the pizza at around 7pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was seen emerging to collect the pizza at 7.26pm and standing outside to eat it, his white trainer cvoered in blood.\u00a0 By then, 40-year-old Mr Dittia lay dead or dying inside the flat at Clifton,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Nottingham<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier, alcoholic Lonsdale had been recorded arriving at the flat.\u00a0 A security camera also recorded police later arriving to arrest him after the killer dialled 999 at 8.30pm on the evening of the attack\u00a0last September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lonsdale told the police call handler he had killed his friend by stomping on his head. He said what had happened was a \u2018blur\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Dittia had suffered serious head injuries from repeated kicks, stamps and possible blows from a blunt instrument.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jailing Lonsdale for life on Friday for the murder,\u00a0Judge James Sampson said he must serve at least 15 years before he is eligible for parole for the \u2018merciless and sustained\u2019 attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a10ba87fe59469d6\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/27\/12\/97747015-14652541-image-a-11_1745752657336.jpg\" alt=\"Cain Lonsdale calmly called police around 90 minutes after the murder\" width=\"634\" height=\"836\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cain Lonsdale calmly called police around 90 minutes after the murder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-adcd306a91005e60\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/27\/12\/97747351-14652541-The_killer_is_seen_collecting_a_pizza_from_the_garden_gate_with_-m-25_1745753316380.jpg\" alt=\"The killer is seen collecting a pizza from the garden gate with his trainer covered in blood\" width=\"634\" height=\"291\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The killer is seen collecting a pizza from the garden gate with his trainer covered in blood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9cd031f82b7775a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/27\/12\/97747373-14652541-The_killer_stands_eating_the_takeaway_meal_with_his_right_traine-m-24_1745753293910.jpg\" alt=\"The killer stands eating the takeaway meal with his right trainer red with blood\" width=\"634\" height=\"287\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The killer stands eating the takeaway meal with his right trainer red with blood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Prosecutor Jeremy Janes said Lonsdale and Mr Dittia, who was vulnerable and had learning difficulties, were friends and would see each other regularly to drink together, each taking it in turns to spend their benefit money on alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Nottingham Crown Court heard a neighbour reported hearing banging lasting around 10 minutes just before 6pm, which Judge Sampson said must have been when Lonsdale carried out the fatal attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After murdering his friend, Lonsdale went to his father\u2019s address and said: \u2018Ey up dad, I have killed a mate, or I think I have\u2019 before returning to the flat and calling 999 after his father told him to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When police arrived, Lonsdale, also of Clifton, was outside the property and was \u2018calm\u2019 and did not seem drunk, although it was accepted by Judge Sampson that he had been intoxicated at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Dittia was found in his living room.\u00a0 As well as bruises, wounds and abrasions to his head, neck and chest, the victim had a ligature mark around his neck consistent with a phone charging cable that Lonsdale had used to \u2018throttle\u2019 him, Mr Janes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite the efforts of officers and paramedics, Mr Dittia was pronounced dead a short time later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a victim impact statement, Doris Brown, Mr Dittia\u2019s grandmother, said her grandson was a \u2018gentle person with a heart of gold\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Defending, Richard Thatcher said Lonsdale had an IQ of 72 and a \u2018long-standing and chronic\u2019 alcohol problem that could have \u2018impaired logical thought\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the momement a killer is caught on video collecting a pizza after fatally attacking his friend \u2013 with his trainer soaked in blood. 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