Matthew Fisher killed his wife six months after she gave birth to their baby daughter.
A man who murdered his wife six months after she had given birth to their baby daughter has been jailed for life.
Matthew Fisher, 30, smothered his wife, Abi, 29, with clothing before dumping her body in undergrowth while leaving the baby at home alone. He then returned back to their house in Castleford, West Yorkshire, where he reported her as a missing person. Fisher, who admitted murder, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years at Leeds Crown Court.The court heard Fisher told officer she had last seen Abi, a primary school teacher, on the evening of 8 July and had woken the next day to find she wasn't there.
However, investigations showed he had travelled to an area in Brierley, South Yorkshire, where his wife's body was later found during the time he claimed to have been in bed.
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