THE SHREWSBURY MURDERS (The Mike Ambrose Novels Book 2)

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We know Aurman was a delivery person however at this stage we do not believe this was the motive for his death and we are not investigating this as a robbery. Mr Bradley’s death remained a mystery to detectives for almost two decades with many appeals for information. The 2007 police appeal to solve Trevor Bradley's murder We would like to thank the police for conducting their investigation diligently and supporting us through this tough time".

Gordon Riley believes the outcome of the trial depended almost entirely on the confession: "It was without what would be called 'proper corroboration' these days." The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. We understand this incident may be concerning for the local community and I would like to offer my reassurance we will carry out a full and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances. By the time they called it a night, George Riley had drunk around nine whiskies on top of the beer. He later said he had never been so drunk in his life.I thought, ‘Liverpool next day to score’. I though ‘great’ and er, dragged him into the car. He was only a small bloke so I, I could, managed to lift him into the car, went in the boot. Got a can of petrol. Ligus was judged mentally unfit to take part in his trial and the jury had to decide whether he was responsible for the unlawful killings rather than be judged guilty or not guilty. The jury decided he was responsible for the deaths of Mr Bradley and Mr Coles. Despite the fact that the young man had a criminal record Mr Riley believed he was innocent of murder: "On the basis of the evidence, I have always felt and I still feel that George wasn't the bloke who did the murder. He had also admitted that his motive for breaking into the house was to obtain money. It later transpired nothing had been taken and Mrs Smith's purse containing less than four shillings (20p) was found untouched in her bedside drawer.

I am satisfied that there has been no miscarriage of justice and that there is no ground for an inquiry." He defended the home secretary's refusal to grant a reprieve: "There were no extenuating circumstances. This was not a first conviction. It was a dastardly crime. What else could Mr Butler do?"

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There had been many many calls telling her that I'd got to cover a murder story at Copthorne, where an elderly, frail lady had been battered to death in her bedroom." In 2011 he was charged with murdering three other men in Shropshire, also in 1994, and jurors ruled that he was responsible for two of the deaths. The jury declined to view the body of the deceased and the prison medical officer told the coroner, Major R W E Crawford Clarke, that death had been instantaneous. Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Bellamy from West Mercia Police said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of Aurman at this difficult time. Another woman added: "The first police were here around 1pm and two ambulance and the air ambulance were here. We were prevented from getting into our own homes while police investigated, so the local pub put everyone up. West Mercia Police have been brilliant though. Forensic officers were here until 11pm last night. I just know a young man has been killed while going out to work to earn a living and that's just terrible."

The jury found him responsible for killing Ludlow antiques dealer Trevor Bradley, 53, and Brian Coles, 57 but acquitted him of the killing of Bernard Czyzewska, 36, whose body was found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury in November 1994. Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Bellamy said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of Aurman at this difficult time. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court were asked to rule on whether or not Ligus was responsible for the killings following a trial of facts, after he was declared unfit to plead following a stroke in 2006.We understand this incident may be concerning for the local community and I would like to offer my reassurance we will carry out a full and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances. Four people are in custody as our investigation continues. We are working closely with the police investigation team, but all our thoughts are with the victim’s family at this tragic time." Residents were finally allowed to return to their homes last night, and were let in and out as they pleased, escorted by officers.