Woman jailed for minimum 20 years for murdering her partner

Primary school teacher Fiona Beal sentenced to life after killing Nicholas Billingham at their home in 2021

A primary school teacher who murdered her boyfriend and buried his body in their back garden has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 20 years.

Fiona Beal, 50, stabbed and killed her partner, Nicholas Billingham, 42, at their home in Northampton in 2021. His remains were discovered in March 2022, four and a half months after he had last been seen.