THIS is the callous moment a vigilante killer dad sighed “come on” as he was arrested for stabbing a car thief to death with his son.
David King, 55, and son Edward, 19, confronted Neil Charles after he gave them a thumbs-up on their security camera.
The violent duo have now been jailed for life after being convicted of murder.
David King was handed a minimum term of 21 years, while his son was sentenced to at least 19 years.
Ipswich Crown Court heard the pair kept knives, knuckle-dusters, machetes and registered shotguns at their home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
They were determined to deliver their “own justice” when warned about car thieves operating in the area and ordered a sword to add to their grisly hoard.
Dramatic footage released by police shows David King sighing to police after he was arrested.
He had told officers he stabbed Neil after he caught him attempting to steal his car.
When police found the stricken victim in a pool of blood, King was handcuffed near his home.
After being told he couldn’t change his clothes – including putting underwear on – he sighed “come on”.
Further footage showed his topless son answering the door to officers after they were scrambled to search the property.
On June 20, 2021, David King stabbed Neil using a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife – a double edged knife resembling a dagger.
His son also sliced the thief with a 27-inch Ninja Sword before puncturing the tyres on his pushbike.
David King then phoned 999 to report a man was trying to steal his car from outside his home.
He claimed he had attempted to apprehend the thief, who had fled the scene after being stabbed.
Police later found Neil suffering from a serious knife wound and he was rushed to hospital.
He died two days later from a single 12cm stab wound to the chest.
After he was arrested, David King claimed Neil had run onto his knife when the dad and son disturbed him during the car theft attempt,
But Chris Paxton QC, prosecuting, said his killing was an act of “vigilante violence meted out by this father and son team who were fired by anger and seeking retribution”.
Teaching assistant Linnet Booth, Neil’s sister, said he had been due to marry his fiancé Michelle Jackson in August 2021.
She added: “We know he took the wrong path in life but he wasn’t violent or aggressive and that night he was simply trying to get away.”
