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A woman who hired hitmen to kill her husband in Birmingham has died in a hospice, her lawyer has said. A woman who hired hitmen to kill her husband in Birmingham has died in a hospice, her legal advisor has said.
Ethel Anne Trigwell, nicknamed the Black Widow, was given a life sentence for her part in the 1995 murder of her husband Barry in Sutton Coldfield.Ethel Anne Trigwell, nicknamed the Black Widow, was given a life sentence for her part in the 1995 murder of her husband Barry in Sutton Coldfield.
She died at the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Surrey, on Sunday, Giovanni Di Stefano said.She died at the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Surrey, on Sunday, Giovanni Di Stefano said.
Trigwell, who had terminal cancer, was released from prison on compassionate grounds in April.Trigwell, who had terminal cancer, was released from prison on compassionate grounds in April.
Barry Trigwell, 44, was found bludgeoned to death and partly stripped in the bath at his home in Walmley, on 7 February 1995.Barry Trigwell, 44, was found bludgeoned to death and partly stripped in the bath at his home in Walmley, on 7 February 1995.
Mr Di Stefano said that the Home Office's attempt to deport his client to her native South Africa may have shortened her life.Mr Di Stefano said that the Home Office's attempt to deport his client to her native South Africa may have shortened her life.
'Conviction unsafe''Conviction unsafe'
He said in a statement: "Her conviction remains unsafe to me and I specifically deplore the manner upon which the Home Office last Wednesday tried to deport her to South Africa.He said in a statement: "Her conviction remains unsafe to me and I specifically deplore the manner upon which the Home Office last Wednesday tried to deport her to South Africa.
"They could have deported her years ago. To do that when someone is a few days from death you have to question the good sense of the Home Office.""They could have deported her years ago. To do that when someone is a few days from death you have to question the good sense of the Home Office."
The fear of being sent back to South Africa in that condition may have sparked her decline, he said.The fear of being sent back to South Africa in that condition may have sparked her decline, he said.
Mr Di Stefano maintains his belief that Barry Trigwell's alleged links to the UK security services may have played a part in his death.Mr Di Stefano maintains his belief that Barry Trigwell's alleged links to the UK security services may have played a part in his death.
Barry Trigwell was found bludgeoned to death at his home in 1995Ethel Trigwell was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in July 1996.Barry Trigwell was found bludgeoned to death at his home in 1995Ethel Trigwell was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in July 1996.
At the trial jurors learned she stood to gain £400,000 in insurance money if her husband died and that she was having an affair with a South African.At the trial jurors learned she stood to gain £400,000 in insurance money if her husband died and that she was having an affair with a South African.
During one of her regular trips to South Africa, a night club owner in Johannesburg agreed to find her paid killers.During one of her regular trips to South Africa, a night club owner in Johannesburg agreed to find her paid killers.
But the 44-year-old Birmingham private detective suspected he was in danger.But the 44-year-old Birmingham private detective suspected he was in danger.
During a phone call to his sister Mr Trigwell had told her to pass on a phone number to a friend "if anything happened to him."During a phone call to his sister Mr Trigwell had told her to pass on a phone number to a friend "if anything happened to him."
Paul Ras, 41, and Loren Anders Sundkvist, 48, both from Johannesburg, were jailed for life after being found guilty of his murder in 2003.Paul Ras, 41, and Loren Anders Sundkvist, 48, both from Johannesburg, were jailed for life after being found guilty of his murder in 2003.