Police are now, apparently, opening an investigation into the death of his first wife.
I suppose that since chucking him into a cess-pit and closing the lid is out of the question, life must mean life - and no cushy privileges either. Sorry to sound so harsh, but it is a heinous crime - he put her pet dog in as well.
This was in my hometown. He will get the only possible sentence for murder 'Life'. The judge also has to give a 'tariff' which is the minimum time until he can start the process of applying to the parole board. Once the tariff is announced we will see the usual outcry that the judge is an idiot and the sentence is too short.
AOG - //But as a sideline look at the happy photo of them both together and the lovely expensive house they lived in, one has got to ask why?
He and his sons could have lived a happy and comfortable life, together with the lovely Helen Bailey. //
You have no idea if she was 'lovely' or not!
The lovely house may not have been compensation for living with someone this man clearly did not love - and pictures don't tell the whole story by any means, as I am sure you know.
This happened less than 3/4 of a mile from my front door. I don't know the woman or her killer but I had seen them both around the town.
The tariff seems to fit the crime, I don't see any 'stupid soft judge' posts. He will be 90 before he can even start a parole application.
A further point, my eldests sons christian names are' Ian Stuart' we used to call him by his two names as we also have a cousin called Ian.
Now, that's karma..... doesn't help Helen Bailey's family much, as she's gone, but it is as good a result as they could wish for, the law being as it is.