Liverpool crown court heard that Andrew Burke, 31, had made repeated threats to kill Hayes and himself before the murder on 13 January. Burke’s former partner Laura Williams, 29, had begun a relationship with Hayes since breaking up with Burke, the court was told. On Monday, in front of members of Hayes’ family, he pleaded guilty to murder and having an offensive weapon in a public place. In victim impact statements, Hayes’ family said they had been left “truly broken” by the murder. Her sister, Nadine Hayes, told the court: “My whole world gone, life as I knew it before has gone.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2018 11:06 UTC