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- Benjamin Atkins is due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today for the murder of Simon Shotton, whose remains were found in Boscombe last summer
- Atkins is guilty of murder, perverting the course of justice, and preventing the burial of a corpse
- His co-defendant, Debbie Pereira, is also due to be sentenced today for charges of perverting the course of justice and preventing the burial of a corpse
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