The Justice Secretary has denied playing politics with the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters despite blaming Westminster for the absence of Scots legislation to quash convictions.
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Robert Brown beat his wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010, as their two young children cowered in a playroom. He then buried the 46-year-old's body in a makeshift coffin in Windsor Great Park.
The ex-British Airways captain was cleared of murder by a jury at Reading Crown Court in May 2011. He had previously admitted manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility.
Brown, formerly of North Street, Winkfield, Berkshire, was sentenced to 24 years for manslaughter and a further two years for an offence of obstructing a coroner in the execution of his duty.
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The footage of their wedding day, and the 'no comment' interviews he gave to police following his arrest, are being revealed tonight in an ITV documentary The British Airways Killer which airs at 9pm tonight.
When he handed himself in after killing her, Brown initially refused to help police with their missing persons investigation. Eventually Brown confessed that he had killed Joanna and told officers where to find the body in woods in Windsor Great Park.
At his trial, the court was told Brown suffered from an adjustment disorder - and he was cleared of murder. He admitted the charge of manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
The Simpson family are terrified at the prospect that Brown could be released from prison imminently as he reaches the half-way point of his sentence when he becomes eligible for release on licence. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk asked the Parole Board to review his automatic release but this is now the subject of a judicial review.
At a hearing in London earlier this month, Brown’s lawyers argued the referral was unlawful,
The Justice Secretary has denied playing politics with the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters despite blaming Westminster for the absence of Scots legislation to quash convictions.
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