The chilling five words woman spoke to police after murdering fiancé
03.01.2024 - 08:26
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Manchester University student who deliberately mowed down her fiancé in a 'jealous' act spoke five words to detectives after she was arrested.
Video footage shows the moment officers apprehended Alice Wood, 23, after she used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon to brutally murder partner Ryan Watson in May last year. Wood denied murder, claiming the incident which took place near the home the couple shared in Rode Heath, Cheshire, was a 'tragic accident'.
But on Tuesday (January 2), jurors at Chester Crown Court unanimously found the Philosophy student guilty of murder after fewer than eight hours of deliberations. Judge Michael Leeming further remanded her in custody and told her she “may never be released', reports the Liverpool Echo.
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“I am required to consider the minimum term you must serve in custody before the Parole Board deems it safe for you to be released. You may never be released. It is a matter entirely for the Parole Board.”
The three-week trial heard the couple, who started their relationship in March 2020, became engaged six months later. They spent the night at a party in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, with staff and service users of the brain injury charity Headway, where Mr Watson was a support worker.
Andrew Ford KC, prosecuting, said Mr Watson was seen on CCTV footage “having a good time, being a gregarious and outgoing party guest”, while Wood was described by one woman attending as “a bit cold”. Fellow party guest Tiffany Ferriday told the court she and Mr Watson had “clicked” and Wood was “pretty much left out” of conversation.
But Wood told the court when she drove Mr Watson home from the party in his car, despite