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08/02/2013
Hazel Stewart Was 'Knowing And Willing' Accomplice
The Appeal Court has ruled Hazel Stewart was a "knowing and willing" participant in the murder of her husband and her former lover’s wife, the BBC has reported.
Three senior judges have concluded she supported the double murder, carried out by former dentist Colin Howell, by providing him with assistance.
49-year-old Stewart was jailed for at least 18 years in 2011 for the murder of Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell.
Stewart and Howell had managed to fool detectives the deaths were part of a suicide pact carried out by their spouses after discovering they had been having an affair.
The victims were found in a fume-filled garage in Castlerock, County L’Derry, in May 1991.
It was subsequently discovered the two were murdered and their bodies arranged to make it look like they had taken their own lives.
It was almost twenty years before Stewart's former lover, 52-year-old Colin Howell, confessed to both killings.
He pleaded guilty to the murders in 2010 and is serving a minimum of 21 years in prison.
Earlier this year, the court refused Stewart's appeal for the murder of Lesley Howell.
Judges said today Stewart had backed Howell’s plan to murder their spouses and to allow their relationship to continue.
It was found she had allowed Howell into her home to kill her drugged husband, had disposed of a hose pipe used to gas their victims, had cleaned up the murder scene and provided false alibis to police.
(IT)
Three senior judges have concluded she supported the double murder, carried out by former dentist Colin Howell, by providing him with assistance.
49-year-old Stewart was jailed for at least 18 years in 2011 for the murder of Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell.
Stewart and Howell had managed to fool detectives the deaths were part of a suicide pact carried out by their spouses after discovering they had been having an affair.
The victims were found in a fume-filled garage in Castlerock, County L’Derry, in May 1991.
It was subsequently discovered the two were murdered and their bodies arranged to make it look like they had taken their own lives.
It was almost twenty years before Stewart's former lover, 52-year-old Colin Howell, confessed to both killings.
He pleaded guilty to the murders in 2010 and is serving a minimum of 21 years in prison.
Earlier this year, the court refused Stewart's appeal for the murder of Lesley Howell.
Judges said today Stewart had backed Howell’s plan to murder their spouses and to allow their relationship to continue.
It was found she had allowed Howell into her home to kill her drugged husband, had disposed of a hose pipe used to gas their victims, had cleaned up the murder scene and provided false alibis to police.
(IT)
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23 February 2011
Killer Dentist 'Used Gas To Sedate Lovers'
A high profile murder trial has heard that the accused, Hazel Stewart, feared her former lover - a dentist - gave her too much laughing gas before a sex session on his dentist's chair. Mrs Stewart, 47, is denying murdering her husband, Trevor Buchanan, 32, and her former lover Colin Howell's wife, Leslie, 31, in May 1991.
Killer Dentist 'Used Gas To Sedate Lovers'
A high profile murder trial has heard that the accused, Hazel Stewart, feared her former lover - a dentist - gave her too much laughing gas before a sex session on his dentist's chair. Mrs Stewart, 47, is denying murdering her husband, Trevor Buchanan, 32, and her former lover Colin Howell's wife, Leslie, 31, in May 1991.
15 February 2011
Bizarre Double Murder Trial Continues
Defence counsel for a Co Londonderry woman accused of freely taking part in the plot to kill her own husband and her then lover's wife, have claimed that dentist Colin Howell was forcing the accused, Hazel Stewart against her will to be complicit in the deadly plot.
Bizarre Double Murder Trial Continues
Defence counsel for a Co Londonderry woman accused of freely taking part in the plot to kill her own husband and her then lover's wife, have claimed that dentist Colin Howell was forcing the accused, Hazel Stewart against her will to be complicit in the deadly plot.
21 January 2013
Hazel Stewart Drops Murder Appeal
Hazel Stewart has dropped an appeal against her conviction for murdering her husband over twenty years ago. The 49-year-old was involved in a ploy with her ex-lover, Colin Howell, to murder their respective spouses and pass it off as a suicide pact.
Hazel Stewart Drops Murder Appeal
Hazel Stewart has dropped an appeal against her conviction for murdering her husband over twenty years ago. The 49-year-old was involved in a ploy with her ex-lover, Colin Howell, to murder their respective spouses and pass it off as a suicide pact.
13 January 2012
Stewart Faces Delay Over Double Murder Appeal
Hazel Stewart, who was convicted of double murder, may have to wait until the summer to hear if she can overturn her conviction. Stewart was convicted of murdering her husband and her lover Colin Howell's wife 20 years ago.
Stewart Faces Delay Over Double Murder Appeal
Hazel Stewart, who was convicted of double murder, may have to wait until the summer to hear if she can overturn her conviction. Stewart was convicted of murdering her husband and her lover Colin Howell's wife 20 years ago.
07 June 2011
Inquest Verdict 'Carbon Monoxide Poisoning'
A second inquest has today found that two people murdered by disgraced dentist, Colin Howell and his lover Hazel Stewart were the victims of "homicidal carbon monoxide poisoning". Trevor Buchanan, a 32-year-old policeman and Mrs Howell, 31, were found in a car in a fume-filled garage in the seaside town of Castlerock, Co Londonderry.
Inquest Verdict 'Carbon Monoxide Poisoning'
A second inquest has today found that two people murdered by disgraced dentist, Colin Howell and his lover Hazel Stewart were the victims of "homicidal carbon monoxide poisoning". Trevor Buchanan, a 32-year-old policeman and Mrs Howell, 31, were found in a car in a fume-filled garage in the seaside town of Castlerock, Co Londonderry.
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