David Pomphret hit partner Ann Marie over the head 30 times with the weapon near the stables the couple owned in Burtonwood, Warrington. He burned his blood-soaked sweatshirt, threw the murder weapon in a pond and disposed of his other clothes after the vicious attack. Pomphret denied murdering his wife, 49, who was undergoing cancer treatment, for months before finally admitting he was responsible - brazenly lying during 15 police interviews. Judge David Aubrey, QC, said: "You have been convicted by the jury of the crime of the murder of your wife. "There can only be one sentence, a sentence of life imprisonment.

Source: Daily Mirror October 15, 2019 10:08 UTC