“Standing, staring at me acro ...” Those were the final words written in Sue Workman's diary before her millionaire husband brutally stabbed her to death in the kitchen of their luxury farmhouse.
The mother-of-three was typing a live account of Ian Workman's actions when he plunged a knife into her in anger. That last entry was never finished, the single stab wound to her heart enough to kill her.
It was the tragic culmination of a bitter divorce row that tore the family apart. And now, while serving life in prison, Ian Workman's story has taken an extraordinary twist.
A court battle the convicted murderer won from his prison cell means that when he leaves jail, he's set to collect up to £310,000 - courtesy of the taxman.
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