Lisa Clarke, 53, was part of a gang who brutally killed former soldier Brian Farmer where they stabbed and poured boiling water over him at his home in Birmingham

A "sadistic" killer who was part of a gang who tortured an ex-soldier in what his family called a "cruel, senseless and barbaric act" has died in prison .

Lisa Clarke, 53, from Aston, along with three men left Brian Farmer to die in his flat at Bakeman House, Yardley, Birmingham , in May 2012, and she was jailed for life. The 64-year-old victim, who served more than 20 years in the British Army, was stabbed and had boiling water poured over him.

He suffered five stab wounds and had 17 separate injuries to his head and neck. He was also force-fed drugs during the horrific ordeal. Clarke was convicted of murder following a t

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