Bronwyn/Anarlyn Jones

Bronwyn/Bron/Anarlyn/Anarlin Jones, a violent female who identifies as a transgender man, was convicted in December 2024 at Portsmouth Crown Court, of the murder of Anna Jones (Jones’ mother) in May 2023.

Jones had previously attempted to strangle Mrs Jones in October 2022 but charges were dropped after the attack was deemed to be a “psychotic episode”.

Anna Jones, 44, was found dead at her flat in Petersfield, Hampshire, at about 20:00 BST on 9 May, 2023. She died from “overwhelming blood loss” from the multiple savage stab wounds that Jones had inflicted to her head, neck, trunk and arms with a pruning knife ‘in a fit of alcohol-fuelled rage.’

Jones, 26, had initially admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility but denied murder, telling the 999 operator variously that Mrs Jones had begged to be killed due to illness or that demons were responsible. However, Mrs Jones had multiple defensive injuries and Jones reportedly acknowledged that “alcohol made him [sic] violent and aggressive”. Jones was in the care of a community mental health team and was using anti-psychotic medication at the time of the killing, but did not submit psychiatric evidence in defence.

Media coverage at the time of Anna Jones’ murder reported that one of her two daughters, (named as Bronwyn Jones) had been arrested and charged with her murder, but by December 2023, coverage was using the name Anarlin/Anarlyn and they/them pronouns for the suspect. The BBC also appears to have amended headlines which initially read “Woman admits killing mother but denies murder” to “Defendant admits killing mother but denies murder”. Unlike recent coverage of the trans-identified male murderer Scarlet Blake‘s trial, the BBC mentioned early in trial coverage that Anarlyn Jones was “formerly known as Bronwyn Jones but now identifies as male” and used male pronouns. The articles also do not call Jones transgender or a man, avoiding the issue by using e.g. ‘killer’ or ‘the defendant’.

See this tag for trans-identified males who have killed or otherwise violently assaulted their mothers

See also Richard McCabe/Melissa Young, the trans-identified male murderer who told police that the archangel St Michael had taken over their body as an instrument of God to punish the “unclean demon”. Another trans-identified male murderer, Keith/Gladys Solly claimed that he believed his vulnerable female victim (his partner, named Yvonne Tapp) was possessed by the devil.

*Update January 2025*

Jones was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court to life with a minimum term of 20 years and 27 days. The court heard Jones is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, an emotionally unstable personality disorder and alcohol dependence. Described as “an extremely dangerous individual capable of committing the most unimaginable crime”, Jones was referred to by the Senior Investigating Officer using male pronouns. This was repeated in media coverage, although Anna Jones’ other daughter Eliza, who bravely read her victim impact statement to the court, notably addressed Jones as “Bronwyn you took the life of the most important person in the world who helped me through everything and loved me and cared for me. I’m so angry at you and I will never forgive you for what you have done.” Some media outlets also described Jones as a “man” and the “son” of Anna Jones – e.g. Portsmouth News’ headline ‘Extremely dangerous’ son handed life sentence after brutally stabbing mother to death’ – i.e. choosing to repeat a vicious murderer’s narrative, rather than the victim’s.

Jones is the second trans-identified individual from Bordon (a small town in Hampshire) to be sentenced in January 2025 for appalling violence against women/girls – see also Oliver Smith, a trans-identified male from Bordon who was jailed for 12 years for multiple serious sexual offences (including rape) perpetrated against a 14 year old girl.

Image credit: Hampshire & IOW Constabulary