Newspaper article from our research archive:

Woman gets 20 years for murderous spade attack; Grandmother killed in her bed.(News)

Byline: By EMMA DAVISON News Reporter

A WOMAN who bludgeoned her frail grandmother to death with a spade while she lay in bed has been jailed for 20 years.

Sentencing Joanne Hussey to life in prison Judge Scott Wolstenholme told her she knew she would gain financially from the death of her ill grandmother, Annie Garbutt.

He said she had been brutally murdered as she lay defenceless in bed at her Mirfield home.

The judge told Hussey: "You expected to gain from her death. You demonstrated no remorse for the killing. You didn't feel sorry for what you'd done to your ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

See all results. Or, try our Advanced Search.

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 60 million articles! Access over 3,500 publications with a FREE trial!