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25/06/2015
Life Sentence For Man Who Murdered His Mother
Alex McDonald has been jailed for thirty years for the murder of his mother, Catherine.
The 27-year-old, of Hilly Park, Norton Fitzwarren, appeared before Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday morning after being convicted yesterday of murdering his mother Catherine.
Catherine McDonald’s body was found by police officers at her home in Norton Fitzwarren on Tuesday 30 September 2014.
She had died from asphyxiation and stab wounds. There was a sexual element to the offence.
(MH)
The 27-year-old, of Hilly Park, Norton Fitzwarren, appeared before Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday morning after being convicted yesterday of murdering his mother Catherine.
Catherine McDonald’s body was found by police officers at her home in Norton Fitzwarren on Tuesday 30 September 2014.
She had died from asphyxiation and stab wounds. There was a sexual element to the offence.
(MH)
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Arrest Bid Leaves WPC 'Critical'
A female police officer is in a critical condition after being hit by a car driven by a man she was trying to arrest. Det Con Catherine Corbett, 39, from the West Midlands force, suffered head injures in the incident, in Hayes, west London. The suspect fled - driving off in the car - knocking the officer over as he speeded away.
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