Woman guilty of murdering her estranged husband

A woman has been convicted of murdering her estranged husband following an argument.

Amy Pugh, 34, of Stafford Road in Wolverhampton, killed 32-year-old Kyle Pugh at her previous home in Newport, Shropshire, in March 2022 and then tried to cover up her crime.

She told emergency services he had taken his own life, but following a six week trial, jurors at Stafford Crown Court found her guilty.

She is due to be sentenced at the same court on 5 September.

The trial was told the couple had a "volatile, turbulent and abusive" relationship and they had separated at the time of the attack.

Jurors heard the pair had an argument at the house on Aston Drive just after 20:30 on 22 March, over his girlfriend's pregnancy.

The argument became violent and it resulted in Mr Pugh becoming unresponsive.

But Det Insp Jo Delahay said: "Rather than calling for help once Pugh realised Kyle was no longer responsive, she took extreme measures to ensure no one would ever be able to link his death back to her."

She made several calls to her father before calling the emergency services 20 minutes after the fight.

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