Timothy Morss and Brett Tyler

Timothy Morss (born 1963) and partner Brett Tyler (born 1965) are English paedophiles and child murderers from London serving life sentences.

They abducted and murdered nine-year-old Daniel Handley in West London on 7 October 1994. His body was found near Bristol, more than 100 miles away, in March 1995.

The pair were found guilty of Daniel's murder at the Old Bailey on 17 May 1996. They were sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial judge, who condemned them as "vultures" and recommended that they should never be set free. After their trial, it was revealed that the homosexual pair were serial child sex offenders who had also abused children in the Philippines. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/05/17/ndan17.html]

On 24 November 2002, the pair were two of four child murderers (the others being Howard Hughes and Roy Whiting) who received 50-year tariffs imposed by Home Secretary David Blunkett. However, this system was declared illegal within 24 hours by the European Court of Human Rights as well as the High Court for England and Wales, following a legal challenge by convicted double murderer Anthony Anderson.

References

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960517/ai_n14054064 Caught before they could claim another child. The Independent, May 17, 1996]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/05/17/ndan17.html 'Evil vultures' get life for killing Daniel. Daily Telegraph May 17 1996]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article835235.ece Blunkett sets 50-year terms for child-killers. The Times November 25 2002 ]