Coventry killer who buried woman's body in woods jailed
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Killer who buried woman's body in woods jailed - Published A killer who is believed to have strangled a "beautiful, caring" mother-of-two before setting her body on fire and burying it in woodland has been jailed for 18 years.
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What happened
Killer who buried woman's body in woods jailed - Published A killer who is believed to have strangled a "beautiful, caring" mother-of-two before setting her body on fire and burying it in woodland has been jailed for 18 years.
Why it matters
Mohammed Durnion had claimed Reanne Coulson, 33, had died from a drug overdose at his flat on Paynes Lane, Coventry, in May last year.
Common ground
Durnion, a 42-year-old labourer, said he had taken "stupid amounts" of cocaine and panicked after she died, hiding her body from police under a mattress before burying it in a shallow grave five miles away, Warwick Crown Court heard.
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Read the original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gx3degexlo
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Claim 1: “He told police he had asked her to buy drugs for him and there was no sexual contact between them.”
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Claim 2: “When her body was found, the examination of it showed burn injuries that were inflicted following her death.”
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Claim 3: “Investigators said she went with Durnion to his flat, near the city centre, just after 23:20 BST.”
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Claim 4: “Mohammed Durnion had claimed Reanne Coulson, 33, had died from a drug overdose at his flat on Paynes Lane, Coventry, in May last year.”
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Claim 5: “Coulson was last seen near a church meeting she had attended on Raglan Street, Coventry, on 21 May, where she had appeared to be well.”
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Claim 6: “He drove to the woods, where he dug a shallow grave and used petrol to burn her body, which was then not discovered until five-and-a-half weeks later.”
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Claim 7: “A killer who is believed to have strangled a 'beautiful, caring' mother-of-two before setting her body on fire and burying it in woodland has been jailed for 18 years.”
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Claim 8: “When officers responded, Durnion would not let them in and told them he was having a mental health crisis, pretending his father had cancer.”
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Claim 9: “She ruled that, while the cause of death had not been established, the evidence had shown the defendant strangled Coulson.”
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Claim 10: “Durnion is believed to have met by chance his victim, who was a sex worker, shortly after she left the support group.”
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Claim 11: “In mitigation, David Mason KC said the 'hardened criminal' had 'completely gone off the rails and got himself in a terrible, terrible situation'.”
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Claim 12: “Durnion's friend and fellow ground worker Adam Moore, 39, was sentenced to six years in prison for assisting an offender by helping in the disposal of Coulson's body.”
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Claim 13: “Durnion, a 42-year-old labourer, said he had taken 'stupid amounts' of cocaine and panicked after she died, hiding her body from police under a mattress before burying it in a shallow grave five miles away.”
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Claim 14: “While in custody, he was shown an emotional appeal from her family and agreed to lead officers to where he had hidden his victim's remains.”
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Claim 15: “He was cleared of murder on Tuesday after a three-week trial, but convicted of manslaughter after jurors heard he used petrol to set part of Coulson's corpse alight.”
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Claim 16: “Judge Kristina Montgomery KC told the court he was a dangerous offender and there was a significant risk of violent reoffending.”
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Claim 17: “Later that night, police officers were called by Durnion's neighbours, who reported hearing a woman 'screaming in fear' inside his flat.”
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Claim 18: “Durnion was arrested on 24 June, two weeks after Coulson was reported missing.”
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Claim 19: “Prosecutors had told the court her death was caused by her being attacked and strangled by the defendant, but the trial heard there was no categoric evidence to confirm how she died.”
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Claim 20: “Durnion returned to the flat in the early hours of 22 May, after police had left, and retrieved Coulson's body and put it in a suitcase.”
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Claim 21: “The sentencing hearing was told Durnion had 14 previous convictions, including for battery and assault.”
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Claim 22: “A post-mortem examination was unable to establish a cause of death, but revealed Coulson appeared to have sustained the injuries while she was alive.”
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