Woman who murdered parents and hid bodies in Essex home jailed for life

Virginia McCullough lived alongside her parents bodies for four years

Picture issued by Essex Police of Virginia McCullough

An “intelligent manipulator” who murdered her parents then lived alongside their bodies for four years while spending their money has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years.

Virginia McCullough poisoned her father John McCullough, 70, with prescription medication that she crushed and put into his alcoholic drinks in June 2019.