Crime & Justice
CROSS-SPECTRUM
Man Confesses to Killing Wife After Body Discovered in Home Freezer
David Barraclough, 45, pleaded guilty to murdering his 37-year-old wife, whose body was found frozen at their West Yorkshire house.
The Horbury resident admitted to the murder of his spouse, Carolann Barraclough, after police uncovered her remains in a freezer at their home in March. The case was set to begin at Leeds Crown Court, but Barraclough entered a guilty plea on the scheduled trial day. Judge Andrew Stubbs will schedule a separate hearing to determine sentencing.
Why it matters
The confession ends a local homicide investigation and will lead to sentencing for a domestic murder.
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