Nicola in a wheelie bin and dumped her in undergrowth yards from her home in Lewes. He stood with his thumb to his lips in the dock at Hove as the jury returned their unanimous verdict after around three hours deliberation.
Nicola’s battered body was not discovered for five weeks.Forensics revealed the attack was so ferocious, her skull had almost split in two.She suffered at least 11 hammer blows to the head.
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