Dad ‘strangled son’s girlfriend to death then bought custard slice from bakery’

The post-mortem concluded a aesculapian origin of decease arsenic compression to the cervix (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police)

A dada has admitted sidesplitting his daughter-in-law, earlier past driving to a bakery and buying a tuna rotation and a custard slice. In July past twelvemonth Sophie Evans, 30, had been expecting her father-in-law Richard Jones to sojourn and bash immoderate useful enactment astir her house, but what should person been an enactment of kindness resulted successful her tragic death.

Sophie was successful a relationship with Jones' lad Jamie Davies astatine the clip and a parent of 2 young children. She moved into Jamie's spot successful April 2023 and was paying the mortgage portion Jamie was remanded astatine HMP Swansea facing charges of supplying drugs and wealth laundering.

Jones, 50, has admitted sidesplitting Sophie- but denies it was murder and has alternatively admitted manslaughter with diminished responsibility. Prosecutor Michael Jones said Jones visited Ms Evans astatine her location successful Llanelli, westbound Wales, earlier the killing. He said: “What we cognize is successful that location helium physically and repeatedly attacked Ms Evans earlier strangling her to death."

Swansea Crown Court heard their Ring doorbell footage shows Jones leaving Sophie's location successful Llanelli, Wales, astatine Bigyn Road astatine 10am - conscionable 44 minutes aft arriving. The camera captured Jones moving to his car earlier moving backmost into the spot and leaving minutes aboriginal with a rolled up cigaret successful his rima earlier driving off.

The tribunal heard helium went consecutive to Jenkins Bakery to bid a tuna rotation and a custard portion earlier CCTV footage shows him arriving location successful Burry Port astatine 10.29am with the packets from the bakery. He past leaves the location with a yellowish container minutes later, reports The Mirror.

A notepad was recovered successful Jones' conveyance pursuing the death. It read: "I got scammed and rinsed by my ain lad truthful I dealt with it myself. Had nary different choice," the tribunal heard.

After Sophie's death, Jones told Dyfed-Powys Police officers successful interviews that helium was being taken vantage of financially by them and helium had "lost his temper" earlier the sidesplitting successful July past year. In a tribute, Sophie's household said: "Our beauteous and astonishing sister and girl Sophie was tragically taken from us, and our lives volition ne'er beryllium the same.

"We are heartbroken by our loss. Our Sophie, lone 30 years young, volition beryllium greatly missed by america all.She was a loving parent to her 2 girls, who she adored with each her heart. An astonishing sister, who was the stone of our family. So agleam and funny, ever making america laugh. Sophie was a loving daughter, with a immense heart, who we each adored.

"She lived beingness to the fullest, and volition beryllium remembered for being truthful benignant and caring to her loved ones. Sophie loved spending clip with her children and family, had a passionateness for quality therapy, and enjoyed keeping up with her fittingness and the latest manner trends. We would similar to convey everyone for their enactment astatine this horrific time. It has meant a batch to the full family. We would present similar clip to grieve, and inquire to beryllium fixed privateness successful which to bash so."

The proceedings continues.