Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A husband who brutally murdered his wife and dismembered her following a petty row about frozen chips has been jailed for life - with a minimum term of 12 years and 182 days.
Thomas McCann, 49, attacked Yvonne McCann, affectionately known as Von, after an argument at their home in Brinnington, Stockport.
Parts of the mother's body were later found by dog walkers days at nearby Reddish Vale Country Park, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Following her death, McCann used Yvonne's mobile phone to message family and friends, creating the illusion she was still alive.
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