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Life sentence for man who decapitating wife
Life sentence for man who decapitating wife

A man who decapitated his wife of 30 years and flushed her severed head down the toilet in an act of “grotesque savagery” will die behind bars.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2016

Life sentence for beheading wife
Life sentence for beheading wife

A jealous husband is facing life behind bars for decapitating his wife of 30 years and flushing her severed head down the toilet.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2016

Jealous husband 'cut off wife's head and flushed it down toilet'
Jealous husband 'cut off wife's head and flushed it down toilet'

A jealous husband told jurors in England he cut off the head of his wife of 30 years and flushed it down the toilet because she "betrayed" him by having affairs with other men.

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Estranged husband ‘cut off wife’s head, flushed it down toilet’
Estranged husband ‘cut off wife’s head, flushed it down toilet’

An estranged husband decapitated his wife of 30 years, smashed up her head and flushed it down the toilet in an act of “pure hatred”, a court heard.

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