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| Man's confession over wife death | Man's confession over wife death |
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| A man confessed to police he strangled his "adulterous" wife after she offered him £40,000 to start a new life without her, a court has heard. | A man confessed to police he strangled his "adulterous" wife after she offered him £40,000 to start a new life without her, a court has heard. |
| Craig Bidgway, 38, of Abercynon, south Wales told police he "snapped" when she said he should "meet someone else". | Craig Bidgway, 38, of Abercynon, south Wales told police he "snapped" when she said he should "meet someone else". |
| The jury was told how Danielle Bidgway, 32, had been having a year-long affair with her ex-boyfriend Anthony Williams. | The jury was told how Danielle Bidgway, 32, had been having a year-long affair with her ex-boyfriend Anthony Williams. |
| Mr Bidgway has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. He also denies attempting to murder their son, two. | Mr Bidgway has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. He also denies attempting to murder their son, two. |
| Cardiff Crown Court heard Mr Bidgway thought his wife had returned for good when she moved back home. | Cardiff Crown Court heard Mr Bidgway thought his wife had returned for good when she moved back home. |
| But he told police when he started "kissing and cuddling her" in bed on 15 April she pushed him away. | But he told police when he started "kissing and cuddling her" in bed on 15 April she pushed him away. |
| In a police interview played to the jury Mr Bidgway said: "I cuddled into her and kissed her shoulder but she started trying to push me away from her. | In a police interview played to the jury Mr Bidgway said: "I cuddled into her and kissed her shoulder but she started trying to push me away from her. |
| "She said: "Sorry I can't. I can't leave him". | "She said: "Sorry I can't. I can't leave him". |
| Suffocate | Suffocate |
| "I said I thought things were getting better but she said she wasn't happy and we had to sort something out. | "I said I thought things were getting better but she said she wasn't happy and we had to sort something out. |
| Danielle Bidgway owned a cafe in Pontypridd | |
| "I said: 'What do you mean sort something out - I'm sorted'. | |
| "She said: "You can get another life, you can go and meet someone else, I've got £40,000 for you". | "She said: "You can get another life, you can go and meet someone else, I've got £40,000 for you". |
| "I snapped and strangled her." | "I snapped and strangled her." |
| On the police tape Mr Bidgway described how he was angry that his wife, a cafe owner, had been going back and forward between him and Mr Williams, with whom she had had a relationship 12 years earlier. | On the police tape Mr Bidgway described how he was angry that his wife, a cafe owner, had been going back and forward between him and Mr Williams, with whom she had had a relationship 12 years earlier. |
| He also described how he strangled his wife and then used a carrier bag to suffocate her as she lay on the bed. He said: "I killed her". | He also described how he strangled his wife and then used a carrier bag to suffocate her as she lay on the bed. He said: "I killed her". |
| He was then heard on the police tape sobbing: "Oh God, what have I done?" | He was then heard on the police tape sobbing: "Oh God, what have I done?" |
| Mr Bidgway has denied murder, saying he did not intend to kill his wife or cause her serious harm. | Mr Bidgway has denied murder, saying he did not intend to kill his wife or cause her serious harm. |
| He also denies attempting to murder two-year-old William by putting a plastic bag over his head and pulling it tight as he slept. | He also denies attempting to murder two-year-old William by putting a plastic bag over his head and pulling it tight as he slept. |
| The jury heard Mr Bidgway pulled the bag off his son's head only when he awoke. | The jury heard Mr Bidgway pulled the bag off his son's head only when he awoke. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |