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A man plotted to kill his adoptive parents with the help of a friend he met on the internet, a court has heard.
Christopher Monks, 24, wanted Shaun Skarnes to murder his parents Christopher and Elizabeth Monks while they slept and then perform an extreme sex act on him, Preston Crown Court was told.
The bisexual pair are alleged to have hatched the plot after meeting on an internet site about "Furries" – people who pretend to be animal characters and share sexual role-playing fantasies.
Skarnes, 19, visited Monks' family home in Preston Road, Clayton-le-Woods, near Chorley, in February after weeks of chatting to him online.
The two played computer games before Skarnes left, telling Mr and Mrs Monks he was getting the train home to Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and thanking them for having him round.
Monks then watched a DVD with his parents while Skarnes waited for hours in a playpark nearby until he received a text from his friend, telling him the couple were asleep in the four-bedroom house they shared with their son.
Mr Monks woke in the early hours of the morning to find Skarnes beside his bed, clutching a kitchen knife.
He grappled with the intruder and yelled for help from his wife, who was sleeping downstairs.
Dad-of-three Mr Monks told the court: "I thought he was trying to kill me. My wife tried to hit him with a stick but it broke.
"She then began to talk to him in a calming way. At that point, his manner changed completely."
The couple went downstairs to find a police officer on the doorstep, who had responded to Mrs Monks' 999 call.
Mr Monks was left with bruised arms, a cut palm and bite marks.
Monks, who was downstairs during the attack, was initially treated as a witness but then later arrested.
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Christopher Monks, 24, wanted Shaun Skarnes to murder his parents Christopher and Elizabeth Monks while they slept and then perform an extreme sex act on him, Preston Crown Court was told.
The bisexual pair are alleged to have hatched the plot after meeting on an internet site about "Furries" – people who pretend to be animal characters and share sexual role-playing fantasies.
Skarnes, 19, visited Monks' family home in Preston Road, Clayton-le-Woods, near Chorley, in February after weeks of chatting to him online.
The two played computer games before Skarnes left, telling Mr and Mrs Monks he was getting the train home to Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and thanking them for having him round.
Monks then watched a DVD with his parents while Skarnes waited for hours in a playpark nearby until he received a text from his friend, telling him the couple were asleep in the four-bedroom house they shared with their son.
Mr Monks woke in the early hours of the morning to find Skarnes beside his bed, clutching a kitchen knife.
He grappled with the intruder and yelled for help from his wife, who was sleeping downstairs.
Dad-of-three Mr Monks told the court: "I thought he was trying to kill me. My wife tried to hit him with a stick but it broke.
"She then began to talk to him in a calming way. At that point, his manner changed completely."
The couple went downstairs to find a police officer on the doorstep, who had responded to Mrs Monks' 999 call.
Mr Monks was left with bruised arms, a cut palm and bite marks.
Monks, who was downstairs during the attack, was initially treated as a witness but then later arrested.
more here, warning: mature content ahead
well this is a F*** up story.
