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A man has been convicted of the murder of his wife who has been missing for four years. A man has been convicted of murdering his wife whose body was never found after she went missing in 2002.
Tina Baker, 41, was last seen in July 2002 when she went to feed animals at the farm in Chobham, Surrey, which she shared with her husband. Tina Baker, 41, was last seen in July that year when she left her new lover's home in Sunbury, Surrey.
Martin Baker, 54, an engineer from Egham in Surrey, was found guilty of murdering her on a jury's fourth day of deliberations at the Old Bailey. She was on her way to feed animals at the farm in Chobham which she had previously shared with her husband.
He had denied killing his wife, saying he knew nothing of her disappearance. Martin Baker, 54, of Ayebridges Avenue, Egham, denied killing her, saying he knew nothing of her disappearance, but he was found guilty at the Old Bailey.
Baker was remanded in custody for sentencing later this month.Baker was remanded in custody for sentencing later this month.
No trace has ever been found of Mrs Baker after she disappeared on her way from Sunbury to the couple's home at Brookfield Farm. Mark Dennis QC, prosecuting, said circumstantial but "very powerful" evidence pointed to him having killed his wife and disposing of her body and car.
Her husband was charged with her murder in October 2005. Det Supt Brian Russell said after the conviction: "We do not know how she died.
Pig food "He could have fed her to the pigs, he could have buried her or dumped her in water."
The court was told he feared losing the £100,000 farm after his wife had walked out on him. The court was told Baker feared losing the couple's £100,000 Brookfield Farm after his wife had walked out on him and moved back in with her parents.
An extensive search for Mrs Baker included checks to see if she might have won the lottery and run off. Martin Baker was described as a controlling and jealous man
Pigs' swill and manure at the farm was also checked after Mr Baker's first wife, Gillian Hopkins, told police of threats he made to her before their divorce. She left Sunbury to drive to the farm on 8 July, 2002.
She claimed he said: "Do you realise I have the power to make you disappear permanently? Her husband denied being there, but witness Fiona Cooper, who arrived at the farm on the same day to tend to a horse in a nearby field, told how she was ushered away by an "agitated" Baker.
"No-one would ever find you. I would cut you up and feed you to the pigs." Mr Dennis told the court: "He immediately told her she couldn't stay... she was left feeling that he couldn't wait to get rid of her."
Mrs Baker's disappearance was not reported to police for three weeks.
Det Supt Russell said: "She had just vanished off the face of the earth.
"We will be hoping to speak to Martin Baker to ask him to reveal where Tina's body is."
Pigs' swill and manure at the farm was checked after his first wife, Gillian Hopkins, told police of threats he made before their divorce.
She claimed he said he would make her "disappear permanently" by cutting her up and feeding her to the pigs.