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| Wife murdered for Facebook status | Wife murdered for Facebook status |
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| A man murdered his estranged wife after becoming "enraged" when she changed her marital status on Facebook to "single". | A man murdered his estranged wife after becoming "enraged" when she changed her marital status on Facebook to "single". |
| Edward Richardson, 41, of Mayfield Road, Biddulph, was found guilty of stabbing 26-year-old Sarah Richardson to death. | Edward Richardson, 41, of Mayfield Road, Biddulph, was found guilty of stabbing 26-year-old Sarah Richardson to death. |
| He killed the hairdresser at her parents' home in Brown Lees, Staffordshire, on 12 May, 2008, Stafford Crown Court heard. | He killed the hairdresser at her parents' home in Brown Lees, Staffordshire, on 12 May, 2008, Stafford Crown Court heard. |
| Richardson tried to take his own life after the "frenzied and brutal attack". | Richardson tried to take his own life after the "frenzied and brutal attack". |
| Fiona Cortese, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Richardson became enraged when Sarah changed her marital status on Facebook to single and decided to go and see her as she was not responding to his messages. | Fiona Cortese, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Richardson became enraged when Sarah changed her marital status on Facebook to single and decided to go and see her as she was not responding to his messages. |
| "He gained entry by breaking the front door window and made his way into the property. | "He gained entry by breaking the front door window and made his way into the property. |
| Sarah Richardson had worked as a hairdresser in Sandbach | Sarah Richardson had worked as a hairdresser in Sandbach |
| "Once inside he found Sarah in her bedroom and subjected her to a frenzied and brutal attack with a knife and then attempted to take his own life. | "Once inside he found Sarah in her bedroom and subjected her to a frenzied and brutal attack with a knife and then attempted to take his own life. |
| "We hope that today's guilty verdict will go some way to easing the pain of Sarah's family and friends after losing her in such a violent and abrupt way." | |
| In a statement, Mrs Richardson's parents, Beryl and Alan Boote, said: "There simply aren't the words to describe how Sarah's death, and the awful way in which she died, has affected us. We all miss her so much. | In a statement, Mrs Richardson's parents, Beryl and Alan Boote, said: "There simply aren't the words to describe how Sarah's death, and the awful way in which she died, has affected us. We all miss her so much. |
| "Sarah was the loveliest daughter anyone could wish for. She was honest, loyal and sweet, and everyone loved her." | "Sarah was the loveliest daughter anyone could wish for. She was honest, loyal and sweet, and everyone loved her." |