A BRUTAL killer who threatened to murder a High Court judge will serve at least 30 years behind bars.

Evil Daniel Breaks tortured his sister Gwyneth’s partner Simon Sutton to death, after ordering the couple to beg for mercy on their knees.

After Breaks was found guilty on Monday he threatened to kill High Court Judge Mr Justice Openshaw, whose own father was killed by a criminal he had locked up.

The convicted armed robber made his sister watch the fatal beating, as well as forcing her two teenage sons to stamp on eight-stone Mr Sutton as he lay dying.

Yesterday Breaks was sentenced to life after being found unanimously guilty of the vicious murder on April 10, 2007.

He will be 78-years-old before he is even eligible for parole.

Sentencing him, Mr Justice Openshaw said: “This was a prolonged, brutal, merciless attack which was meant to kill Simon Sutton and did kill him.”

Less than 24 hours before Breaks had become enraged and shouted to Mr Justice Openshaw: “I will escape and I will kill you.”

But the judge had nonchalantly responded by telling jury members he was “highly unlikely to have the chance”.

Mr Justice Openshaw said following his “murderous onslaught” Breaks had treated Mr Sutton’s body “as rubbish” getting Gwyneth to dump it an alley.

During his evidence Breaks even accepted alcoholic as Mr Sutton “had been battered in the most brutal and sadistic manner”.

But the 48-year-old, of Hallville Drive, Mossley Hill, has continued to maintain his innocence. He claims the murder was carried out by two mysterious figures known only as X and Y.

Flanked by six security guards and casually dressed, he erupted as the judge asked his bar- rister Philip Hackett, QC, to defend him, despite being instructed not to. Breaks, who has more than 360 convictions, shouted to the judge: “Hang on, I’m not guilty. That’s my solicitor, you can’t tell my solicitor what to do.

“I’m not guilty and you’re part of this fit-up, you mug.”

Breaks then shouted to Mr Hackett: “Don’t make excuses on my behalf, I’m not guilty.”

After being taken down, well-built Breaks, who was just 13 when he committed his first crime, then refused to come back into court to hear his sentence.

Outside court, DS Dave Kelly, who led the investigation, said: “Breaks has shown himself to be a cold, calculated individual.

“He tortured Mr Sutton in the hours leading up to his death, he involved members of the family in the torture which is despicable.”

DS Kelly added: “Breaks has tried to present himself as an articulate and thoughtful individual.

“Obviously the truth has now come out. This man is a danger to society and the best place for him is behind bars.”