court cases that were widely reported in the UK last month. A businessman strangled his wife to death with her dressing gown cord before going to a pub to drink and take cocaine.Ian Hamer was convicted of murdering his wife of 27 years and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years.Joanne Hamer was found lying partially clothed on a bed at their home in North Lincolnshire in May last year.Hamer, 54, admitted manslaughter but denied murder, saying his mental state at the time was such that he did not understand what he was doing.The jury heard the couple’s marriage had deteriorated due to his behaviour.Hamer controlled what his 48-year-old wife wore, checked up on her, monitored her interactions on social media, and accused.
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