🔴 Christmas Day Killer Jailed: Jazwell Brown Gets Life for Slaughter

A man who carried out a series of violent attacks on Christmas Day 2024 in Milton Keynes has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, possession of a knife in a public place, and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Jazwell Brown, aged 49, of Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley, was sentenced at Luton Crown Court to two concurrent life terms, with a minimum custodial period of 39 years, in connection with what police described as a brutal and unprovoked rampage.

The facts of the case, which can now be fully reported following the conclusion of proceedings, reveal a sequence of calculated and sustained violence that began inside Brown’s own home and extended to a neighbouring property, leaving two women dead and two other victims seriously injured. Brown had consumed crack cocaine earlier in the day before launching into a prolonged attack with a kitchen knife and a baseball bat.

His first victim was his partner Jo Pearson, aged 38, who was stabbed 31 times and also struck repeatedly with the bat. The couple’s dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tilly, was also stabbed during the same attack but survived.Brown’s teenage son, Jake Brown, who was present in the home at the time, attempted to intervene and was himself stabbed and struck multiple times as he tried to flee. He barricaded himself in the bathroom and contacted emergency services, stating there had been no argument and describing the attack as being "like watching a horror film." The defendant forced his way into the room and continued the assault.

Jake Brown, 18, survived with serious injuries. He later told officers that his father had been completely expressionless throughout the assault, and that there had been no apparent trigger or provocation.

Following the attacks in his own flat, Jazwell Brown armed himself with the same weapons and crossed a communal landing to a neighbouring property. The door had been left unlocked. Inside were Teohna Grant, aged 24, and her partner, Bradley Latter, aged 29, who were sitting down to enjoy a quiet Christmas evening. Brown entered without warning and attacked both with the knife and baseball bat, stabbing Ms Grant repeatedly and inflicting fatal injuries. Mr Latter sustained over 20 wounds to his neck alone, but survived.

Brown then fled the scene in his vehicle, driving erratically and at high speed with no external lights on. He ignored traffic signals and drove dangerously through residential streets. Body-worn camera and dashcam footage captured by attending officers shows that he narrowly missed colliding with police as they attempted to stop him. He was arrested later that evening and charged two days later.

A subsequent forensic investigation recovered a bloodstained knife from the passenger seat of Brown’s car. A fingerprint in blood matching the defendant was found on the blade. Blood matching both Ms Pearson and Mr Latter was also found on the trainers he was wearing at the time of his arrest.

In total, Brown received a life sentence with a minimum term of 39 years for the murders of Jo Pearson and Teohna Grant. He was also sentenced to 18 years for the attempted murder of his son and 21 years for the attempted murder of Bradley Latter. He received additional terms of nine months for stabbing the family dog and 18 months for carrying a knife in public. All sentences are to run concurrently.

Luton Crown Court heard during sentencing that the attack was entirely unprovoked. Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC told the court that the defendant did not speak to his victims, showed no signs of rage, and maintained a blank expression throughout. The court was also told that the front door of the neighbour’s flat had been left unlocked, and that the victims had no idea they were in danger until Brown entered and launched the assault.

Doorbell camera footage from a nearby property, later examined by Thames Valley Police, showed the injured family dog, Tilly, bleeding and wandering in the corridor outside the flat.

The sentencing judge described the case as one of extreme violence. Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Brangwin of the Thames Valley Police Major Crime Unit, who led the investigation, confirmed that the scenes officers encountered that evening were "indescribable" and credited the professionalism of emergency responders for preventing an even greater loss of life.

The outcome brings an end to criminal proceedings in a case that had until now only been partially reported due to legal constraints following Brown’s early guilty plea. He will serve a minimum of 39 years before being considered for release.

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