Dawn Walker murder: Man who put bride's body in suitcase jailed

A man who killed his wife on their wedding night and stuffed her body into a suitcase has been jailed for life.

Thomas Nutt, 46, was found guilty of murdering Dawn Walker, 52, after a trial at Bradford Crown Court.

Nutt strangled Ms Walker just hours after they were married and stored her body in a cupboard before dumping it in bushes behind their home in Shirley Grove, Lightcliffe, near Halifax.

He was sentenced on Friday to a minimum of 21 years in prison.

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19 August 2022