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Benjamin Atkins dropped packages of dismembered limbs from victim Simon Shotton on cliff paths in Bournemouth.

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: After the trial the jury was thanked by judge Mrs Justice Stacey for rising to the challenge absolutely magnificentlyafter being given a terrible job.

The case was described as "truly disturbing" and one which "shocked the residents" of the surrounding area.

The severed remains of Simon Shotton were discovered at various locations in Bournemouth.

Benjamin Atkins (image), 49, was convicted by a jury at Winchester Crown Court of killing 49-year-old Simon Shotton, cutting up his body and dropping packages of his limbs along the seafront.

Benjamin Atkins has been convicted of murdering Simon Shotton and cutting up his body using a hacksaw, before leaving packages containing his dismembered limbs along the Bournemouth seafront

Simon Shotton was murdered by Benjamin Atkins, 49, and Debbie Pereira, 39, during a row in a flat in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset.

Benjamin Atkins, 49, and Debbie Pereira, 39, from Bournemouth, Dorset, are on trial for the murder of Simon Shotton.

Dana Burton was under a tree branch, trying to shelter from the rain, when a black bin containing a severed human foot landed in front of her with a "thud" in Bournemouth, Dorset

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Benjamin Atkins, 49, bragged to his partner Debbie Pereira, 39, that he had cooked the head of Simon Shotton and ate his cheeks, jurors were told.