Jailed Ashton ‘Satanist’ has full life term sentence reduced to 20 years despite saying he would kill again.

A psychopathic Satanist jailed for life without parole after he strangled his cellmate while serving a prison term for another murder, has had his sentence cut to 20 years. Clement McNally throttled father-of-one Anthony Hesketh with a T-shirt in September 2003 because he was Satan's 'hands and eyes'. Hesketh, who was serving four months for driving while disqualified, was found dead on the floor of the cell he shared with McNally in Manchester's Strangeways prison. McNally, 34, of Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, claimed to worship the devil and decorated his cell with satanic symbols. He was also diagnosed as 'psychopathic, narcissistic, paranoid and obsessive-compulsive'. The killer was already serving a mandatory life term for stabbing a friend to death outside a party in July, 2002, when Hesketh was allocated to his cell. McNally told officials the killing was 'better than sex' and admitted he would kill again if he got the opportunity. He was given a life term, with a whole life tariff, for the second killing after pleading guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility at Manchester Crown Court on July 12, 2004.Nevertheless petty criminal, Mr Hesketh, of Worsley, Greater Manchester, was locked up with him and met his death. Lord Justice Hughes, sitting with Mr Justice MacKay and Mr Justice Davis, said of Mr Hesketh's killing: 'McNally had no particular grievance against his victim - he simply suffered an urge to kill him. He said it was exciting - better than sex. He said Satan told him to do things and it was his job to do as he was told. The full article can be foun on the website of the Daily Mail by clicking here.

Imagine meeting up with this psycho on a dark night! I do not support the death sentence as a matter of principle. But psychopaths like McNally are the best possible advertisement for its reintroduction. Tameside Citizen