A retired pig farmer who was convicted of murdering his wife and hiding her body in a septic tank has been jailed for life.
David Venables, 89, killed Brenda Venables in 1982. Her body was found in the tank 37 years after she vanished, hidden away in the grounds of "remote" Quaking House Farm in Worcestershire.
Passing sentence on David Venables, High Court Judge Mrs Justice Tipples said: "You killed Brenda Venables in her own home, where she was recuperating with an injured leg and suffering from depression."Your complete lack of respect for Brenda is obvious from your decision to dispose of her body in the septic tank.The cover of the septic tank at a house in Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcestershire where the female human remains were found on July 12.
The pensioner previously attempted to blame serial killer Fred West for his wife's murder but was found guilty.
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