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MAN JAILED FOR LIFE FOR MURDERING PARTNER
A man has been jailed for life for murdering his partner.
Clare Burns, 51, was found dead on 7 April after police were called to an address on Queens Road in Harpurhey, Manchester at 04:07 BST.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said her partner Leonard Lee Stewart, 55, of Queens Road, Manchester, was "not witnessed performing CPR or trying to come to Ms Burns' assistance", and was arrested at the scene.
Stewart admitted Ms Burns' murder at Manchester Crown Court last month and on Friday was sentenced at the same court to life in prison, with a minimum term of 16 years and 363 days.
GMP said officers were called to Ms Burns' home a month before her death to reports Stewart had spat at Clare.
The force said: "Here Clare made an initial disclosure that she had been subject to abuse at the hands of Leonard, known to most as Lee Stewart, but felt unable to provide a full account to officers." The force referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over the previous incident.
The outcome of the investigation has not yet been released.
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Prison sentence
for life
A man has been jailed for life for murdering his partner
Life or indeterminate sentence
16 years and 363 days
Stewart admitted Ms Burns' murder at Manchester Crown Court last month and on Friday was sentenced at the same court to life in prison, with a minimum term of 16 years and 363 days
Prison sentence
16 years and 363 days
Stewart admitted Ms Burns' murder at Manchester Crown Court last month and on Friday was sentenced at the same court to life in prison, with a minimum term of 16 years and 363 days
