Daniel Murtagh, murderer of Nadine Lott, withdraws conviction appeal

Murtagh beat his former partner to the point where she was 'completely unrecognisable', leaving her with 'extreme and grotesque' injuries

Daniel Murtagh was given a life sentence in October 2021 for the murder of his former partner.

Daniel Murtagh, who beat his former partner Nadine Lott to the point where she was "completely unrecognisable", leaving her with "extreme and grotesque" injuries from which she never recovered, has withdrawn his bid to overturn his murder conviction.

Murtagh's case was listed for a two-hour hearing at the three-judge court Court of Appeal but his barrister, Michael Bowman, applied for leave to withdraw the conviction appeal, which presiding judge Mr Justice John Edwards said the court would grant.