A PIE heir was freed by cops after a “serious” attempt to climb into Buckingham Palace a month before he knifed his housemate to death, a court heard.
Dylan Thomas, 24, was released on bail for scaling the 14ft fence and was due to face court for the alleged offence, jurors heard.
WNSDylan Thomas was arrested for trying to climb into Buckingham Palace, a jury heard[/caption]
WNSHe allegedly knifed William Bush to death while he was on bail[/caption]
He instead allegedly murdered his “only friend” William Bush in a “frenzied attack” on Christmas Eve.
Cardiff Crown Court heard Thomas – heir to a £230million fortune – had been arrested in London on November 6, 2023.
He had earlier told William, 23, that he wondered “what the consequences would be” if he attempted to gain access to the palace.
The court was told the pair had lived together for “some years” after they met while attending £13,000-a-term Christ College.
But “lonely” Thomas plotted to kill William after discovering he was planning to move in with his girlfriend Ella Jeffries.
He messaged the keen rugby player in the early hours on December 24 saying he needed to see William before he left to meet his family.
Thomas then allegedly carried out an online search for “anatomy of the neck”.
He was given a lift back to the shared house on the day of the killing by his grandmother Sharon Burton so he could walk his dog Bruce.
The court heard Sharon waited in the car for her grandson but he emerged five minutes later banging on the door.
Sharon told police: “I jumped out and Dylan was just covered in blood and practically falling down on the floor.
“I ran into the house. I could see Will on the floor and straightaway I started to do CPR on him and didn’t stop until ambulance people came.
“I thought I felt a pulse but I don’t know because my adrenaline was so crazy.
“I cut off my daughter and handed the phone. I tried to dial 999. I called Dylan and told him to ring police and ambulance and that’s what he did.
“I stayed there until police arrived and told them to come quickly. They seemed to be taking ages
“There was nothing there with Will. His eyes were open. I thought I felt him moving but there was nothing there.”
The gran police that she was “in a nightmare” and thought “What the hell has happened?”
She added: “I wish I’d never taken him. I would never have envisaged anything like that from Dylan, not in a million years.”
“Screams of horror” were heard as Thomas allegedly attacked William in his bedroom with either a lock knife or flick knife from behind.
After being stabbed in the back of the neck, William fled “for his life” to the ground floor of the shared home, where he was knifed 39 times.
Thomas suffered injuries to his hands, the court heard were inflicted as William was “literally fighting for his life against an armed attacker”.
Bodycam showed him being arrested while covered in blood with his hands held out in front of him.
A police officer asked him: “Where’s the person who did this?”
Thomas replied: “I think he is dead, I f****** disarmed him”.
He later told police he stabbed William in self-defence, insisting his friend had been “having an episode”.
Thomas has admitted manslaughter but denies murder.
The trial continues.
WNSThomas is accused of stabbing William 39 times[/caption]
The pair had been friends since schoolWNS
WNSThe horror took place at their shared home[/caption]