Luke Mackrory, 27, has been jailed for 18 years after hacking his mother-in-law with a meat cleaver
This is the chilling moment a smirking thug who hacked his mother-in-law's head with a meat cleaver tells police that 'she had to get dealt with.'
Luke Mackrory, 27, disguised himself in a spooky mask on Halloween last year and carried out a frenzied blade attack on Nicki Murnane whose scalp was left hanging off 'like a big slice of beef'.
The 51-year-old grandmother suffered a fractured skull for which she needed 47 stables and has been diagnosed with PTSD from the frightful night in Caversham, Berkshire.
But despite the victim's physical damage and psychological trauma, Mackrory appears unremorseful in a video filmed a few days after his arrest.
In the recording of Mackrory sent to his family from jail, he said: 'It's already too late. You are all in my thoughts and my heart.
'But it's come to this. I couldn't live no longer like it. Therefore she had to get dealt with. It's not going to be the last time.
'But yeah I'm going to miss you guys. Love you all. Don't worry about me, I'm all good.'
Nicki Murnane, 51,
Nicki suffered a fractured skull for which she needed 47 stables and has been diagnosed with PTSD from the frightful night in Caversham, Berkshire
During his trial the video was shown to the jury who later found Mackrory guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent.
And yesterday at Reading Crown Court the savage convict from Aldermaston was jailed for 18 years.
Mackrory had previously been described by Nicki as a model son-in-law but he waged a vendetta against her after splitting with her daughter and his primary school sweetheart Victoria, 27.
After carrying out the meat cleaver attack, Mackrory sent Nicki a twisted text message while she was still recovering in Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
He wrote: Trick or treat, smell the blood. Tastes good, right? Hahaha. Still out here. Thinking of finishing you off. Hee Hee.'
Mackrory was arrested the next day and while in custody was allowed to record the video as a message to his family where he admitted the attack.
Speaking after the sentencing at court yesterday, Nicki said: 'I'm relieved. I'm glad it's over. I will not be seeing him now for a long time.'
Despite the victim's physical damage and psychological trauma, Mackrory appears
