{"id":45189,"date":"2026-04-11T22:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45189"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:42:31","slug":"chilling-moment-son-18-leads-mum-to-park-before-recording-himself-beating-her-to-death-boasting-about-murder-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=45189","title":{"rendered":"Chilling moment son, 18, leads mum to park before recording himself beating her to death &#038; boasting about murder online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS is the chilling moment a<strong>\u00a0teenager leads his mum to a park before recording himself beating her\u00a0<\/strong>to death\u00a0<strong>in a horrifying four-hour attack.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"rmtmu69e24d777e8fb\" ><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.rmtmu69e24d777e8fb {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.rmtmu69e24d777e8fb {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.rmtmu69e24d777e8fb {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.rmtmu69e24d777e8fb {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.rmtmu69e24d777e8fb {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1931965\" data-uid=\"1408a\">\n<div id=\"mgw1931965_1408a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>Tristan Roberts, 18, talked about killing his \u201cterrified\u201d mum Angela Shellis in online posts and recordings after he murdered her in a park in Wales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1931891\" data-uid=\"185cf\">\n<div id=\"mgw1931891_185cf\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"693d6391-35f7-11f1-aed9-d404e677c390\" class=\"mgline teaser-25311371 type-w\" data-i=\"-bMpa4QD8X6dBAZzKzNIV3kJoY0t-9aWSUTh9uaAAMXPQfYkdMXkjhAHPawwmaRasCGn7oNXg99ejVbi5sKW5Mz1sYqKGdr9s8tSQT-HZiJulSaQ4POfRGk4yX4wXO7_\" data-observing-start=\"1775947264003\" data-observing-time=\"1095\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<p>A four-hour voice recording detailed how Roberts first attacked his mum in her bedroom, inflicting bruising to her face and strangulation injuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1961670\" data-uid=\"182a0\">\n<div id=\"mgw1961670_182a0\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<p>It was so chilling that the judge decided not to play it in court.<\/p>\n<p>The mum had been kept prisoner in her room for hours as her son brandished a hammer.<\/p>\n<p>He convinced her to leave the house under the pretence that she would have her injuries tended to at a local pub \u2013 but instead she was killed.<\/p>\n<p>The teen, who spent hours every day on gaming platform Discord, later logged on and boasted about what he had done, Mold Crown Court heard.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts was today jailed\u00a0for life with a minimum term of 22 years and six months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>He planned the killing for three weeks, while his horror attack lasted from 11pm until 3.30am \u2013 and he recorded it the entire time as a \u201ctrophy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the murder, he said in a voice recording: \u201cThis is Tristan Roberts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS is the chilling moment a\u00a0teenager leads his mum to a park before recording himself beating her\u00a0to death\u00a0in a horrifying four-hour attack.\u00a0 Tristan Roberts, 18, talked about killing his \u201cterrified\u201d mum Angela Shellis in online posts and recordings after he murdered her in a park in Wales. 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