![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/biggleswade-matthew-waddell-guilty-of-body-in-suitcase-murder/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/131059409_mediaitem131059408.jpg&description=Image source, South Beds News Agency Image caption, Sarah Albone had reported Waddell to police on at least two occasions in the months before her murder A man who killed his partner in a "frenzied and horrific attack" and hid her body in a suitcase inside a wheelie bin has been found guilty of murder. Mother-of-three Sarah Albone's body was discovered on 25 February after her family reported her missing. Matthew Waddell, 35, of Winston Crescent, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, had tried to make it appear she was alive by using her phone and bank card. He denied murder but was convicted by a jury at Luton Crown Court. The remains of the 38-year-old were found in a taped-up bin at her house, three months after she was last seen. Over that time, Waddell told her family and friends she was receiving treatment at a hospital in London and could not be contacted. He sent text messages from her mobile phone, used her bank card and sold her belongings, the jury was told. Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said a purple suitcase was found wrapped in industrial cling film and under the remains of a carpet in the bin. Image caption, After killing Ms Albone, Waddell claimed she was in hospital and receiving a treatment plan for her mental health Ms Albone, who had multiple sclerosis (MS), had suffered an attack which included stamping, kicking, punching and possible use of a weapon, the court heard. The cause of death was airway obstruction caused by catastrophic injuries to her head. In a letter found in the house, Waddell wrote: "I stamped on your head so many times I have caved your head literally, but you were still breathing. I grabbed a towel and wrapped it around your head. "There was blood everywhere." He went on: "I felt nothing." The jury heard the couple first met in November 2020, with Ms Albone becoming dependent on him due to her MS and a neurological disorder. She ended the relationship in January the following year because she felt he was emotionally controlling, Mr Mulgrew s){kind=link}
A man who killed his partner in a “frenzied and horrific attack” and hid her body in a suitcase inside a wheelie bin has been found guilty of murder.
Mother-of-three Sarah Albone’s body was discovered on 25 February after her family reported her missing.
Matthew Waddell, 35, of Winston Crescent, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, had tried to make it appear she was alive by using her phone and bank card.
He denied murder but was convicted by a jury at Luton Crown Court.
The remains of the 38-year-old were found in a taped-up bin at her house, three months after she was last seen.