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Lucy-Anne Rushton murder: Husband jailed for 17 years | Lucy-Anne Rushton murder: Husband jailed for 17 years |
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A jealous husband who ordered his estranged wife to swallow her wedding ring before violently murdering her has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years. | A jealous husband who ordered his estranged wife to swallow her wedding ring before violently murdering her has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years. |
Shaun Dyson, 28, repeatedly stamped on 30-year-old Lucy-Anne Rushton at her home in Andover, Hampshire, on 23 June. | Shaun Dyson, 28, repeatedly stamped on 30-year-old Lucy-Anne Rushton at her home in Andover, Hampshire, on 23 June. |
His trial at Winchester Crown Court heard there were children at the property during the "brutal" attack. | His trial at Winchester Crown Court heard there were children at the property during the "brutal" attack. |
Dyson, of Anna Valley, originally pleaded guilty to manslaughter but admitted murder on Wednesday. | Dyson, of Anna Valley, originally pleaded guilty to manslaughter but admitted murder on Wednesday. |
He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 17 years. | He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 17 years. |
Judge Akhlaq Choudhury QC told him: "Your jealous, controlling and violent nature which demanded that Lucy could not be with other men, all the while conducting a secret affair yourself, culminated that night in an attack that is breathtaking in its brutality. | |
"You kicked, punched and stamped on Lucy innumerable times whilst she was lying on the floor, unarmed, inebriated and half-naked." | "You kicked, punched and stamped on Lucy innumerable times whilst she was lying on the floor, unarmed, inebriated and half-naked." |
A post-mortem examination found mother-of-five Ms Rushton suffered 37 rib fractures, a broken breastbone and collapsed lungs. | |
The pair, who married in Gretna Green in 2010, endured a "toxic and volatile" relationship, the court heard. | |
Prosecutor Simon Jones said Dyson was enraged when Ms Rushton received a phone call from an ex-partner late on 22 June. | Prosecutor Simon Jones said Dyson was enraged when Ms Rushton received a phone call from an ex-partner late on 22 June. |
He told the court a child who was in the house later heard the defendant tell his victim to "swallow the ring because we're not together any more". | He told the court a child who was in the house later heard the defendant tell his victim to "swallow the ring because we're not together any more". |
The child said Ms Rushton had put the ring in her mouth but had not swallowed it because they had seen it on the stairs later, where it was found. | The child said Ms Rushton had put the ring in her mouth but had not swallowed it because they had seen it on the stairs later, where it was found. |
In a victim impact statement, Ms Rushton's mother Myra Simpson said: "As a family Shaun Dyson has destroyed us completely, completely broken every single one of us. | In a victim impact statement, Ms Rushton's mother Myra Simpson said: "As a family Shaun Dyson has destroyed us completely, completely broken every single one of us. |
"Our lives will never be the same, he has ruined her children's lives forever, they no longer have a mum to watch them grow up, to just be there when they need her." | "Our lives will never be the same, he has ruined her children's lives forever, they no longer have a mum to watch them grow up, to just be there when they need her." |
The court heard the child woke to the sound of "hitting noises" and shouting at about 04:00 on 23 June. | The court heard the child woke to the sound of "hitting noises" and shouting at about 04:00 on 23 June. |
"This was a brutal, violent and unlawful attack," Mr Jones said. | |
"Lucy was killed by the defendant and the pathologist confirmed that this was a prolonged and very severe beating involving repeated stamping, jumping and kicking." | |
Dyson later made a "strikingly calm" 999 call before paramedics found Ms Rushton's lifeless body on a bed. | |
He then disappeared and messaged police, family and friends over a 10-hour period, telling them that his wife had drowned when he threw water over her to wake her up. | He then disappeared and messaged police, family and friends over a 10-hour period, telling them that his wife had drowned when he threw water over her to wake her up. |
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