That Saturday lunchtime in Gravel Lane in Wilmslow, Cheshire, was like any other. Cars trundled to the shops, children kicked balls in the playing field and just up the road the tall, kindly figure of Howard Ainsworth could be seen taking advantage of the spring weather to mow his precious lawn. At about 2pm his neighbour Margaret Farror popped her head over the fence to ask how Bea was feeling. It was the last time that either Howard or Bea was seen alive. In a witness statement to the

Source: The Times August 22, 2020 17:04 UTC