Amos Wilsher, 29, and Jason Wilsher, 23, fatally injured retired businessman Arthur Gumbley, 87, after storming his bungalow in Little Aston, Staffordshire. Image: Mr. Gumbley suffered a brain injury, rib fractures and extensive bruising Amos Wilsher was also convicted of killing his aunt Josephine Kaye, 88, at his home in Stoke-on-Trent, arriving alone pretending to be a gas worker. He is already serving a 12-year term, which expired in 2020 because he beheaded a retiree in Brentwood, Essex, in 2018, according to the Coventry Crown Court. On Friday, he was sentenced to two life sentences and must serve at least 38 years – as sentencing judge Justice Henshaw said he posed a “significant risk of serious harm to members of the public”. Jason Wilsher was sentenced to life in prison with at least 25 years behind bars. But the judge ruled not to impose a life sentence on Amos Wilser, telling both brothers that the killings were “mitigated by your lack of intention to kill”. Both men – described in court as members of a large family from the Traveler community with links to Derbyshire and Leicestershire – were convicted of murder after a trial in court. They were also convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery and intentional injury after attacking a third retiree, 82-year-old Dennis Taylor, at his home near Bolshover, Derbyshire – days before Gambley. Image: Images of Mr Gumbley’s injuries circulated as part of a media appeal Arthur Gamble’s Injuries ‘Long To Endure’ The brothers, along with a third accomplice, entered Mr Gambley’s home before punching him in the face, kicking him in the shoulder and back and then dragging him through his property, according to the court. “They removed the watch from his wrist, tearing the fragile skin from the back of his hand,” said prosecutor Simon Denison QC. “They ransacked his house and took money, jewelry belonging to his late wife and a number of antiques he had accumulated during his long life.” He suffered a brain injury, rib fractures and extensive bruising after his test and died at the hospital three weeks later, on December 12, 2017. Pictures of his injuries were released by the police to the media, with the consent of his family, in an attempt to arrest his killers. Jason Wilser was found guilty of Gobli’s murder in 2019, but was allowed to stand trial again, despite DNA evidence linking him to the scene. Image: Mr. Gobli died three weeks after his ordeal What happened to Josephine Kaye? Irish-born Kaye, who was just 4 feet 8 inches and lived alone, was thrown to the floor and suffered a broken leg on February 27, 2020. He died at the hospital the following month, according to jurors. Amos Wilsher escaped with a .000 20,000 safe but was linked to the murder with DNA found in items such as a screwdriver, hat, safety light and soap, along with a fingerprint on the side of a car. He was arrested at a hotel and spa in Lincoln two weeks after the attack. Picture: Widow Josephine Kaye lived alone Dennis Taylor Survives Despite ‘Significant Injuries’ Three masked men, including the Wilsher brothers, pretended to be police officers before launching a brutal attack on Mr. Taylor on November 25, 2017, leaving him with a broken nose and broken fingers. They threw blows at him using a baseball bat and a cane before leaving the scene with 800 800 cash, watches and jewelery. “Justice has been done” “We now have justice for the murder of our father and we can move on with our lives,” said Gobli’s relatives, known as “Bob”. Mrs. Kaye’s daughter, Barbara, paid tribute to her “kind, generous and compassionate mother.” “While we accept this verdict, nothing can bring my beloved mom back to me or my family,” he added. “They took it from us very early, and in such an absurdly cruel and evil way, that it was committed out of sheer evil.” Mr Taylor’s family described their pride in attending court and testifying at the age of 86, saying “justice has been done”.
