Man murders adopted Son with scaffolding pole [abridged text from The Daily Telegraph 1 June 2015]
Retired firefighter Colin McSweeney murders his son in row over custody of his granddaughter.
A man killed his adopted son by hitting him over the head with a scaffolding pole before making a bungled attempt to dispose of his body in the River Thames, a court heard.
Retired firefighter Colin McSweeny is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering son Shaun at the family home in Thornton Heath, south London, on November, 20 2014.
McSweeny, 59, was caught by police after he was allegedly spotted in the early hours trying to drop the body into the Thames while the "tide was against him".
He allegedly killed Shaun because he was preparing to move out with his girlfriend - and to take his five-year-old daughter with him - setting the family on a "terrible collision course" over the child.
A search of the area uncovered blood traces on the wall, a piece of tarpaulin, one of Shaun's shoes and a trail of coins and buttons along the route his body had been dragged.
“getting rid of the body turned out to be rather more difficult than he had imagined and the plan quickly unravelled."
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