Murderer Wife Sentenced
The sentencing of a woman from Nottinghamshire who ordered two men to kill her husband by beating him to death.
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Daughter of Clifford Collinge speaks outside court
Julie Bowles gives her reaction to the sentencing of Charlotte Collinge.
Police describe Charlotte Collinge as "cold and calculating".
Detective Superintendent Kate Mynell from Nottinghamshire Police speaking after the sentencing of Charlotte Collinge, found guilty of ordering the murder of husband Clifford Collinge.
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Judge says murder was a 'truly shocking offence'
Speaking at the sentencing of Charlotte Collinge and the two men, Stephen Shreeves and Kelvin Dale, who she ordered to kill her husband Clifford Collinge in October last year, the judge Mr Justice Treacy described Mr Collinge's attack as:
– Mr Justice Treacy"A brutal attack by two men fuelled by alcohol and illegal drugs, who probably didn't even know his name"
The court also heard how Mr Collinge lay on the floor with fatally injuries for almost 20 minutes, while his wife walked past his dying body.
Wife and her husband's killers jailed for life
Charlotte Collinge has been sentenced to a minimum of 23 years for the murder of her husband Clifford Collinge.
The two men she ordered to kill him, Stephen Shreeves and Kelvin Dale, have both been jailed for a minimum of 18 years each.
Wife to be sentenced for ordering husband's murder
A woman from Nottinghamshire convicted of ordering her husband's murder will be sentenced along with the two men she asked to kill him.
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