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| Man admits murder of Karen Catherall at Gwernaffield | Man admits murder of Karen Catherall at Gwernaffield |
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| A 47-year-old man faces a life sentence for murdering a Flintshire woman he met on a dating website. | A 47-year-old man faces a life sentence for murdering a Flintshire woman he met on a dating website. |
| Mother-of-two Karen Catherall, 45, was found strangled and with head injuries at her home at Gwernaffield, near Mold, on 13 September. | Mother-of-two Karen Catherall, 45, was found strangled and with head injuries at her home at Gwernaffield, near Mold, on 13 September. |
| At the town's crown court on Friday, Darren Jeffreys, from Mold, admitted murder. | At the town's crown court on Friday, Darren Jeffreys, from Mold, admitted murder. |
| Ms Catherall's family described her as a "loving mother, daughter, sister, aunty and friend". | Ms Catherall's family described her as a "loving mother, daughter, sister, aunty and friend". |
| The court was told the couple met via the Plenty of Fish dating website a few months previously and started a relationship. | The court was told the couple met via the Plenty of Fish dating website a few months previously and started a relationship. |
| Just hours after they had been seen drinking in Mold, Ms Catherall's body was found at her home by paramedics who were called to the scene by Jeffreys. | Just hours after they had been seen drinking in Mold, Ms Catherall's body was found at her home by paramedics who were called to the scene by Jeffreys. |
| He told them his girlfriend had been sleeping and he could not wake her. | He told them his girlfriend had been sleeping and he could not wake her. |
| However, paramedics found she had been dead for some time. | |
| A post-mortem examination found Ms Catherall died as a result of a blunt force trauma to the head and "mechanical asphyxiation". | A post-mortem examination found Ms Catherall died as a result of a blunt force trauma to the head and "mechanical asphyxiation". |
| Mr Justice Wyn Williams told Jeffreys, to expect a life sentence. | Mr Justice Wyn Williams told Jeffreys, to expect a life sentence. |