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| Man murdered make-up artist wife | Man murdered make-up artist wife |
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| A spiritualist minister from East Sussex has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his make-up artist wife. | |
| David Chenery-Wickens, 52, of Duddleswell, had denied the murder of Diane, 48, and dumping her body after she vanished in January 2008. | David Chenery-Wickens, 52, of Duddleswell, had denied the murder of Diane, 48, and dumping her body after she vanished in January 2008. |
| He told Lewes Crown Court she had planned to disappear to escape financial and work worries. | He told Lewes Crown Court she had planned to disappear to escape financial and work worries. |
| Chenery-Wickens was told he would serve a minimum of 18 years in jail. | |
| The TV make-up artist's decomposed body was found off Worth Lane, Little Horsted, near Uckfield, last May. | The TV make-up artist's decomposed body was found off Worth Lane, Little Horsted, near Uckfield, last May. |
| Jurors were told the prosecution was unable to say how, where and exactly when Mrs Chenery-Wickens died because of the length of time her body was exposed to the elements. | Jurors were told the prosecution was unable to say how, where and exactly when Mrs Chenery-Wickens died because of the length of time her body was exposed to the elements. |
| Serial adulterer | Serial adulterer |
| The court heard Chenery-Wickens killed his wife after she began to unravel his web of sexual and financial lies. | The court heard Chenery-Wickens killed his wife after she began to unravel his web of sexual and financial lies. |
| On the day she was murdered, she found out her husband had been cheating on her and had also dialled a gay chatline. | On the day she was murdered, she found out her husband had been cheating on her and had also dialled a gay chatline. |
| Serial adulterer Chenery-Wickens was convicted of murder following a trial lasting more than a month. | Serial adulterer Chenery-Wickens was convicted of murder following a trial lasting more than a month. |
| Mrs Chenery-Wickens's TV credits included the BBC's Dead Ringers, The League Of Gentlemen and Casualty. | Mrs Chenery-Wickens's TV credits included the BBC's Dead Ringers, The League Of Gentlemen and Casualty. |
| She won an Emmy in 2000 for Arabian Nights and received a Bafta nomination for Dead Ringers three years later. | She won an Emmy in 2000 for Arabian Nights and received a Bafta nomination for Dead Ringers three years later. |