Shocking audio of murderer's 999 call made the day after he killed Andrew Mather

Northumbria Police have released the audio of the 999 call that Wayne Miller made from a phone box claiming he was “worried” about Andrew after saying he had been in a fight with him.

By Ryan Smith

Published 9th Dec 2020, 18:14 BST

Updated 9th Dec 2020, 18:15 BST

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Wayne Miller has been convicted of murder after attacking his girlfriend’s uncle twice on the same night before leaving him for dead inside his Farringdon home.

Miller, 32, left 48-year-old Andrew Mather with unsurvivable head injuries on June 2 and rang 999 the following day from a pay phone box on Sunningdale Road, claiming he was concerned for the dad-of-three, who was not answering his door.

Officers have released the chilling audio tape from that 999 call to the ambulance service, during which Miller admits to having a fight with Andrew and that he was “worried about him”.

Wayne Miller made a chilling 999 call from a phonebox and told the call handler he 'hoped Andrew Mather was alright' the day after he had left him for dead following a brutal double attack

Wayne Miller made a chilling 999 call from a phonebox and told the call handler he 'hoped Andrew Mather was alright' the day after he had left him for dead following a brutal double attack

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In the 999 call Miller said: “I had a fight with him last night and I’ve knocked on the door and there’s no answer and I’m worried about him.

"He punched into me, I punched back into him and I’m just worried there’s no answer at the door.

"I just hope he hasn’t keeled over.”

Andrew Mather, 48, was murdered by his niece's boyfriend Wayne Miller in a brutal attack at his home in Sunderland.

Andrew Mather, 48, was murdered by his niece's boyfriend Wayne Miller in a brutal attack at his home in Sunderland.

When asked by the operator if Andrew was fine when he last saw him the previous day, Miller replied: “Yeah he was fine the last time I seen him.”

Following the call, emergency services attended Andrew’s address on Aintree Road where they unfortunately found him dead with multiple injuries to his head and face, consistent with having been punched and kicked or stamped.

Miller, of Dene Street, Sunderland, handed himself into police later that day (June 3) but denied murdering Andrew – claiming he had acted in self-defence.

After a six-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court, on Wednesday, December 9, a jury found Miller guilty of murdering Andrew.

During the trial, the court heard how Miller had left Andrew’s home following the first attack, during which he took a trophy picture of his injured victim on his phone, before changing his clothes and then returning to the address later in the evening to deliver a further, fatal attack.

Miller will be remanded in custody until he is due to be sentenced on December 15.

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