A Devon man has been jailed for the murder of his wife.Michael Cole, 56, of Shelley Drive, Torquay, was arrested in March after the body of his 54-year-old wife, Susan, was found at their home.
She had been stabbed.At Exeter Crown Court Cole pleaded guilty to murder.Sentencing him to life imprisonment, Judge Francis Gilbert QC, ruled Cole should serve 12 years and three months in jail.After sentencing, Det Ch Insp Dave Thorne, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said Cole's guilty plea was a "welcome progression".
"This brings this case to an appropriately prompt end and will help the family and all connected to deal with the traumatic circumstances," he said.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
46.4%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
40.7%
Surname region
UK
United States
52.0%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A Devon man has been jailed for the murder of his wife.Michael Cole, 56, of Shelley Drive, Torquay, was arrested in March after the body of his 54-year-old wife, Susan, was found at their home. She had been stabbed.At Exeter Crown Court ...
Prison sentence
A Devon man has been jailed for the murder of his wife.Michael Cole, 56, of Shelley Drive, Torquay, was arrested in March after the body of his 54-year-old wife, Susan, was found at their home
