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Crushed.
Tory councillor accused of crushing wife to death after ‘row over Brexit’
A former Conservative councillor accused of crushing his wife to death with the family Mercedes in southwestern France had “just had a row over Brexit" before the fatal incident, a court has heard.
He said he had no idea he had hit his wife until he opened the car door and saw her “hand sticking out from under the car”.
A forensic report confirmed Stephanie Turtle had been standing in front of the Mercedes when she was run over, with experts suggesting the car had accelerated massively. Her husband had “significantly engaged the accelerator pedal”, the report concluded. Tyre marks in the gravel confirmed the vehicle had set off at considerable speed.
‘She is mollycoddled’
Mr Turtle lavished his car with near-obsessive attention, his wife had complained on her blog.
“I have come to question if I might have slipped from the number one spot of Mr T's affections … [Our] new Mercedes Benz E-class estate is clearly Mr T's pride and joy,” she wrote.
“She has had more attention lavished on her than most anything else since we arrived in France, with weekly cleans and touches up in between…
“She is mollycoddled. For example, she can't be parked within 20 feet of any painting activity. When leaving home, a physical check for traffic in our quiet country lane is required – I have to actually get out of the car.
“We approach junctions with the utmost caution, both of us straining our necks to check for oncoming traffic and chanting 'all clear my way'. No eating or drinking is allowed in the car lest we get greasy or sticky marks on her leather interior. The list goes on…”
The trial continues.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/other/tory-councillor-accused-of-crushing-wife-to-death-after-row-over-brexit/ar-AAREymN?ocid=msedgntp
A former Conservative councillor accused of crushing his wife to death with the family Mercedes in southwestern France had “just had a row over Brexit" before the fatal incident, a court has heard.
He said he had no idea he had hit his wife until he opened the car door and saw her “hand sticking out from under the car”.
A forensic report confirmed Stephanie Turtle had been standing in front of the Mercedes when she was run over, with experts suggesting the car had accelerated massively. Her husband had “significantly engaged the accelerator pedal”, the report concluded. Tyre marks in the gravel confirmed the vehicle had set off at considerable speed.
‘She is mollycoddled’
Mr Turtle lavished his car with near-obsessive attention, his wife had complained on her blog.
“I have come to question if I might have slipped from the number one spot of Mr T's affections … [Our] new Mercedes Benz E-class estate is clearly Mr T's pride and joy,” she wrote.
“She has had more attention lavished on her than most anything else since we arrived in France, with weekly cleans and touches up in between…
“She is mollycoddled. For example, she can't be parked within 20 feet of any painting activity. When leaving home, a physical check for traffic in our quiet country lane is required – I have to actually get out of the car.
“We approach junctions with the utmost caution, both of us straining our necks to check for oncoming traffic and chanting 'all clear my way'. No eating or drinking is allowed in the car lest we get greasy or sticky marks on her leather interior. The list goes on…”
The trial continues.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/other/tory-councillor-accused-of-crushing-wife-to-death-after-row-over-brexit/ar-AAREymN?ocid=msedgntp
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A former Conservative councillor has been convicted of killing his wife by deliberately running her over with his car outside their French home in 2017.
David Turtle, 67, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Stephanie, 50, and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59623256