A man has been jailed for life for the murder of 51-year-old Ian Dollery in St Annes.



Robert Kay, 48, of North Promenade, St Annes was today (Monday, July 18) sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum of 23 years after he was found guilty of murder following a trial at Preston Crown Court.

Detectives launched an investigation after Mr Dollery was stabbed while he was at the rear of his address on York Road on the evening of June 18, 2015.

He was taken by ambulance to Blackpool Victoria Hospital where he was sadly pronounced deceased.

A post mortem examination showed the cause of death was multiple stab wounds.

Robert Kay was arrested near to the scene and subsequently charged with his murder.

He had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility but following a trial a jury found him guilty of murder.

DCI Jonathan Holmes of the Force Major Investigation Team said: “This is a tragic case in which Ian Dollery was murdered in a random and senseless attack.

“He was cruelly taken away from his family by Robert Kay, a man who he did not know and had never met.

“Kay has now been brought to justice for his actions but I am aware that it will not bring Mr Dollery back and nothing will ever compensate his family for their loss. My thoughts, and those of the officers who worked on this case, remain with them at this time.”