Man tortured best friend, 93, for hours while making recordings about bogus conspiracy

Man tortured best friend, 93, for hours while making recordings about bogus conspiracyWARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - The pensioner died three months after the horrific attack. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Alice Scarsi, Publishing Lead 15:15, Fri, May 29, 2026 Updated: 15:16, Fri, May 29, 2026 Martin Glynn died three months after the attack (Image: Northamptonshire Police / SWNS)A paranoid cannabis user who tortured his 93-year-old close friend for more than 24 hours while making voice recordings about a conspiracy has been jailed for murder. Samuel Field, 40, interrogated Martin Glynn while punching, kicking, stamping on and strangling the elderly man at Field’s home in Desborough, Northamptonshire, in September 2024. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Field denied murder but was found guilty earlier this month after less than four hours of jury deliberations at the end of an 11-day trial at Northampton Crown Court. The defendant, who said “it’s lies” from the dock while prosecutor Adrian Langdale KC addressed the judge during a sentencing hearing on Friday, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years. Mr Langdale said Field was in an “aggressive paranoid state” when he tortured his friend of nearly 20 years by repeatedly beating him. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented...