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| David Edwards death: Wife Sharon charged with murder | |
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| A new bride has appeared in court charged with murdering her solicitor husband shortly after they returned from their honeymoon in Las Vegas. | A new bride has appeared in court charged with murdering her solicitor husband shortly after they returned from their honeymoon in Las Vegas. |
| Sharon Edwards, 42, of Parkers Wood Close, Chorley, in Lancashire, is accused of killing David Edwards, 51. | Sharon Edwards, 42, of Parkers Wood Close, Chorley, in Lancashire, is accused of killing David Edwards, 51. |
| He was found with a stab wound to his chest at their home on Sunday evening and was pronounced dead at the scene. | He was found with a stab wound to his chest at their home on Sunday evening and was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| No pleas were entered at Preston Magistrates' Court, and the case was sent to the city's crown court. | No pleas were entered at Preston Magistrates' Court, and the case was sent to the city's crown court. |
| After giving her name, Mrs Edwards told the court: "David's not dead." | After giving her name, Mrs Edwards told the court: "David's not dead." |
| During the five-minute hearing, she told the deputy district judge she understood proceedings, before saying again: "But he's not dead." | During the five-minute hearing, she told the deputy district judge she understood proceedings, before saying again: "But he's not dead." |
| Her solicitor Sephton Lee told the hearing a bail application would be made on Friday. | Her solicitor Sephton Lee told the hearing a bail application would be made on Friday. |
| Mr Edwards reportedly married his wife earlier in the summer, and the couple are said to have renewed their marriage vows at a chapel during their Vegas honeymoon. | Mr Edwards reportedly married his wife earlier in the summer, and the couple are said to have renewed their marriage vows at a chapel during their Vegas honeymoon. |
| He had been a solicitor for 26 years and was a partner at a local law firm, Kevills, based in Chorley, until being made redundant recently. | He had been a solicitor for 26 years and was a partner at a local law firm, Kevills, based in Chorley, until being made redundant recently. |