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| St Neots beheading: Man admits scientist wife's killing | St Neots beheading: Man admits scientist wife's killing |
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| A man has admitted killing his wife after she was found beheaded at a house in Cambridgeshire. | A man has admitted killing his wife after she was found beheaded at a house in Cambridgeshire. |
| Bio-scientist Samantha Ho, 39, was found dead at the property in Curlew Place, St Neots, on 29 August. | Bio-scientist Samantha Ho, 39, was found dead at the property in Curlew Place, St Neots, on 29 August. |
| Her head and torso were discovered separately, and a post-mortem examination found she died after suffering cuts to the neck. | Her head and torso were discovered separately, and a post-mortem examination found she died after suffering cuts to the neck. |
| Her husband, Timothy Allen, 40, of Curlew Place, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility. | Her husband, Timothy Allen, 40, of Curlew Place, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility. |
| He appeared via video link at the Old Bailey earlier, where his plea was accepted. | |
| Live: More reaction after the guilty plea | |
| Allen had denied her murder at an earlier hearing in December. He will be sentenced on 17 March. | Allen had denied her murder at an earlier hearing in December. He will be sentenced on 17 March. |
| Police were initially called to the house by the ambulance service after a report of concern for a man at the property. | |
| 'Tragic case' | |
| Armed officers forced entry to the house, where Ms Ho's body was found. | |
| Allen was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to hospital with what police described as a serious but not life-threatening injury. | |
| He was later charged with murdering his wife. | |
| It was "a tragic case where a woman lost her life and families have been torn apart", said Det Ch Insp Richard Wall, of Cambridgeshire Police. | |
| In a statement, Ms Ho's family described her as "well-loved... with a bright future ahead of her with lots of aspirations". | |
| "She wanted to be a great scientist, have time to travel the world, realise her dreams and spend more time with family," they said. | |
| "However, on that fateful day... Samantha was tragically taken away from us. That day was a day where a part of us died." |