Dylan Thomas: The heir to 230 million of pounds who stabbed his friend to death

As the heir to one of Wales’ richest business dynasties, until last December Dylan Thomas enjoyed a life of privilege. But on Christmas Eve morning the 24-year-old would become a hardened criminal. He would be the one to stab his childhood friend, William Bush, to death.

Armed with two knives, Thomas stabbed his best friend near the neck – in the back – and then chased the 23-year-old, inflicting dozens more wounds, until he fell dead to the ground. For the victim’s family, losing their loved one in such a brutal way was both shocking and devastating. William Bush had known Thomas since they attended the same private school about a decade earlier. They were inseparable friends. They vacationed together, until they decided to stay under the same roof. But Thomas’ past was unknown…

His grandfather, Sir Stanley Thomas, left school at 15 to sell pies, setting up a business that grew into one of the most successful in Wales. The money was a lot, as were the family secrets. Thomas’ parents divorced when he was three years old. In court, as the “Daily Mail” writes, his lawyers said that he experienced domestic violence. In fact, in 2003, his father, Scott Thomas, violently attacked his mother, a model who once graced the cover of “Vogue”. He was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court. In the same court, 21 years later, his son would be tried as one of the most hardened criminals.

Thomas admitted to killing his friend, but denied murder. His late friend’s lawyers said Thomas knew exactly what he was doing and had it all planned out in detail. Although Thomas did not appear in court, he was allowed to watch the proceedings via video from Ashworth psychiatric hospital. His lawyers have argued that he is psychotic and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

In the weeks before the murder, the court heard, there were signs that something was wrong with the wealthy heir. In a message addressed to Elon Musk, Thomas offered to help him and give him solutions to gravity! A short time later he was arrested after climbing over a fence surrounding Buckingham Palace. During his detention he was interviewed by a psychiatrist but was released on bail. On Thursday, November 21, 2024, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found Thomas guilty of murder.

His grandfather, Sir Stanley Thomas, was present in court throughout the trial. In the 1950s, he and his brother, Peter, sold pies door to door. Thomas Pies, as it was known, was sold in 1965, but five years later the brothers started their own company, Peter’s Savory Products, which has grown into a £70m turnover business. pounds and 1,000 employees.

In 1988 it was sold for 75 million. pounds, with the family investing in a property company whose assets included airports in Cardiff, Belfast and Luton. The subsequent sale of said company increased the family’s fortune by 100 million. pounds. In 2006, Stanley Thomas was knighted for services to business, while his brother Peter became chairman of the Cardiff rugby union team.

One of his sons, however, made headlines for very different reasons. In 1998, Scott Thomas opened ‘Scott’s’ nightclub in Cardiff, inviting many of his famous friends. The shop closed after just a year of operation after a patron died inside the club. In 2000, Thomas was born, before the family moved to a town house in the Old St Mellons area of ​​Cardiff.

Thomas attended expensive private schools and there he first met William Bush. He was only 13 years old and became his closest friend. William, whose father is an English teacher, was a talented athlete. He had a passion for rugby and would later play golf in the county. He was also popular, which was a contrast to his more quiet and introverted friend.

After school, Bush entered university and Thomas began studying at Cardiff Metropolitan University, but left after a year. He then moved to a £425,000 house in Llandaff, on the outskirts of Cardiff, which his grandfather had bought as part of his property portfolio.

The two men were due to spend Christmas apart and Thomas stayed the night of December 23 at his grandmother Sharon Burton’s home in the Vale of Glamorgan. Upset and unable to sleep, in the wee hours of the morning he Googled the anatomy of the neck and found a medical illustration of the major blood vessels. On Christmas Eve morning he asked his grandmother to take him home so he could walk his dog.

Thomas also sent his friend a text message that read: “I have to see you before you go. Are you home?’ The two friends met, but Bush never returned home. His best friend had murdered him to death…