Wife murdered for Facebook status

by **TranceFusion** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:45 pm

A man murdered his estranged wife after becoming "enraged" when she changed her marital status on Facebook to "single".

Edward Richardson, 41, of Mayfield Road, Biddulph, was found guilty of stabbing Sarah Richardson to death.

He killed the 26-year-old hairdresser at her parents' home in Brown Lees, Staffordshire, on 12 May, 2008, Stafford Crown Court heard.

Richardson tried to kill himself after the attack and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years in prison.

Fiona Cortese, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Richardson became enraged when Sarah changed her marital status on Facebook to single and decided to go and see her as she was not responding to his messages.

"He gained entry by breaking the front door window and made his way into the property.

"Once inside he found Sarah in her bedroom and subjected her to a frenzied and brutal attack with a knife and then attempted to take his own life.

"We hope that today's guilty verdict will go some way to easing the pain of Sarah's family and friends after losing her in such a violent and abrupt way."

In a statement, Mrs Richardson's parents, Beryl and Alan Boote, said: "There simply aren't the words to describe how Sarah's death, and the awful way in which she died, has affected us. We all miss her so much.

"Sarah was the loveliest daughter anyone could wish for. She was honest, loyal and sweet, and everyone loved her."

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by **ram12** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:33 pm

What an idiot!

by **TranceFusion** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:12 pm

Yea, some people really have sick minds and need a psychiatrist.

by **A-Cube** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:58 pm

And they say middle-eastern people are whack-jobs.

by **Nesta** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:29 am

hahaha +1

by **crow** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:43 am

Some people take the internet way too seriously...

by **Genesis** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:14 pm

hahahaha..

I wonder when will this Facebook fad-fashion end! what a gay concept to begin with!

by **tarantula** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:15 pm

Maybe she was too much bitching, and that facebook status pulled the man's trigger.
But still not a reason to commit murder

by **Khromanchi plu plu** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:12 pm

by **Nicktalopia** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:45 pm

by **Roy vR** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:50 pm

wtf. i'v heard of ppl that date on facebook but ppl that kill b/c of facebook that's crazy. the guy might hav his reasons but what the hell, b/c of her status!?!? o_o

by **Proof** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:56 pm

by **TranceFusion** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:12 pm

^ Maybe she wanted to break up with the guy and first went to her parents' place for advice

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