Who was June Fox-Roberts and what happened to her?
THE death of June Fox-Roberts left her family and friends devastated after the grandmother was murdered in her own home in 2021.
Fox-Roberts, from Wales, was cruelly killed by a complete stranger, who claimed to be acting under the instructions of a “higher power”.
Who was June Fox-Roberts?
June Fox-Roberts was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who was murdered in her own home.
She had worked as an IT consultant and also ran a small bakery and cafe called June’s Cakes and Shakes.
The woman, who was 65 when she was killed, was in her house in Llantwit Fardre, South Wales when a stranger entered and murdered her.
After her death, June’s family described her as someone who “had a huge heart and would welcome anyone with open arms into her home”.
They said in a statement: “She was well known for not letting you leave her home or garden without a cuppa or glass of wine and a good natter first.
“And she was generous, if anyone had a problem, she would do anything in her power to help.”
What happened to June Fox-Roberts?
In November 2021, mum-of-three June was bludgeoned by Luke Deeley after he entered her house.
June, whose husband passed away over a decade before her own death, was home alone for the weekend.
The attack caused her to collapse and Deeley then dragged her unconscious body into the dining room and placed her on tarpaulin before decapitating her.
Deeley chopped up June’s body with an axe, placing her limbs in separate plastic bags.
June was later found by one of her daughters.
June had suffered blunt force injuries to her head that were sustained while she was still alive, a post mortem found.
A blow to the forehead had knocked her out but she also sustained other injuries that indicated “stamping”.
Speaking after Deeley’s sentencing, June’s family said: “On Sunday November 21st, 2021, our world imploded.
“June Fox-Roberts was taken from us in a horrific way by a complete stranger.”
Their statement continued: “June was not afraid of death, but she wanted to die peacefully with her family around her and Luke stole that right from her and all of us when he took her life years before her natural time.”
In July 2023 ITV released a two-part documentary series titled Code Blue: The Killing of June Fox-Roberts.
The episodes go inside the police investigation into June’s brutal killing.
Where is Luke Deeley now?
After killing June, paranoid schizophrenic art student Deeley attempted to clean her hallway with bleach before feeling the scene.
He then shaved and dyed his hair in a bid to change his appearance.
Deeley, who was sleeping in a trailer in a nearby industrial estate, was arrested two days after June’s murder.
CCTV footage played to the court at Deeley’s trial showed him talking and singing to himself while wrapped in a blanket after he had killed June.
He claimed to police that he had been instructed by a “higher power” to kill someone.
In April 2023 it was reported that Deeley had been detained indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital under the Mental Health Act.
He previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter by way of diminished responsibility.
At his trial, Newport Crown Court heard that Deeley had been studying illustration at the University of South Wales.
He had left his student accommodation ten days before the attack on June after complaints had been made about him when he threw water over a female student and called her a “c***”.
He was also said to be obsessed with “Satan and demons”.