Husband denies murder of man who spent wedding night with his new wife

A HUSBAND accused of battering a man to death after his new wife spent their wedding night with him, yesterday admitted hitting the victim repeatedly with a wooden oar, but denied murder.

Barry Johnson’s wife Wendy Shobrook fled the couple’s home on their wedding night after she set fire to their flat following an argument.

The court heard she spent the night with her friend George Auchterlonie and the following day contacted Mr Johnson, claiming she had been raped and Mr Auchterlonie had stolen her money.