21 November 2023 , 15:38
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The moment a grinning murderer laughed as he was arrested for killing his own mother was caught on camera.
Bodycam footage shows Lewis Bush, then 25, smirk as he's put in handcuffs by officers. He accuses them of pulling his leg, pretending to be unaware his mum Kelly Pitt had died.
But Bush had actually punched, kicked and stamped on the 44-year-old woman in a brutal rage. Yet, in the footage, he says: "Murder? Are you joking me?... What? My mum is dead? Serious? You are joking me? My mum’s gone?"
Further footage captures Bush at Newport Central police station, where he appears more concerned about his own wellbeing rather than what he has done to his mother.
Lewis Bush was arrested after killing his mother Kelly Pitt (WALES NEWS SERVICE)He tells the police he is worried they are going to beat him up. Bush implores: “You won’t harm me or nothing will you?... It seems like you’re all going to fill me in."
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Bush was jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years at Newport Crown Court last week. The court heard he carried out a "ferocious and sustained assault" on May 10 at his mum's home in Newport, south Wales.
The judge was told Bush may have used some kind of weapon – probably a mirror – to kill his mum as there was glass in her hair. The defendant, who later pleaded guilty to murder, continued his life as normal – leaving family members to discover Ms Pitt’s body in her bedroom two days later.
Relatives described the gran as "caring, loving, funny and bubbly" and called her as a "warm welcoming lady who made sure everyone was well looked after".
Kelly Pitt was viciously attacked by her son at her home in Newport, south Wales (WALES NEWS SERVICE)Sentencing Bush last week, Judge Daniel Williams said: "Over the years, the court has heard, you subjected your poor mother to a great deal of violence. You bullied her and others in your family. You were on bail for having assaulted your mother when you murdered her. You were on bail conditions not to contact her or go to her home, but you went to her home on May 9.
"On the evening of May 10, your mother contacted her daughter Jordan. In a series of calls, she could hear her screaming in terror. Your mother’s last words to her daughter were a plea that she call the police.
"No call was made but you and you alone are responsible for that which happened. It is you and you alone who should bear the guilt for what you did. You battered your mother to death in her bedroom."