Man cut wife's body into more than 200 pieces and kept her remains in kitchen for a week

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A husband cut his wife's body into more than 200 pieces has been jailed for life for her murder. Nicholas Metson, 28, stabbed Holly Bramley, 26, at least four times in March 2023 before dismembering her and storing her body parts for a week in the kitchen larder at the flat they shared in Shuttleworth House, Stamp End, Lincoln.

Lincoln Crown Court heard Metson tried to cover up what he had done by purchasing large amounts of cleaning products and enlisting his school friend Joshua Hancock, 28, to help move the body parts to the River Witham in Bassingham by offering him £50 to help with a "job".

Ms Bramley's remains were discovered by a member of the public, who initially thought they belonged to an animal until he noticed a human hand, in the river on the evening of March 25 - more than a week after she was last seen going into her flat on March 17.

The court heard some of Ms Bramley's remains, including parts of her heart, have never been recovered. Metson has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years On Monday, he was jailed for life, with a minimum sentence of 19 years and 316 days.