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Lyndsey Vaux death: Partner Becky Reid guilty of murder | Lyndsey Vaux death: Partner Becky Reid guilty of murder |
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A "bully" who beat her partner so badly she resembled "the Elephant Man" has been found guilty of her murder. | A "bully" who beat her partner so badly she resembled "the Elephant Man" has been found guilty of her murder. |
Becky Reid regularly kicked, punched and stamped on 30-year-old mother-of-one Lyndsey Vaux at their home in Wigan, Manchester Crown Court heard. | Becky Reid regularly kicked, punched and stamped on 30-year-old mother-of-one Lyndsey Vaux at their home in Wigan, Manchester Crown Court heard. |
The 32-year-old's mother, Gillian Reid, 57, was cleared of murder but both were found guilty of assaulting Becky Reid's ex-partner Samantha Newns. | The 32-year-old's mother, Gillian Reid, 57, was cleared of murder but both were found guilty of assaulting Becky Reid's ex-partner Samantha Newns. |
Judge Richard Mansell will sentence both women on Friday. | |
'Looked dead already' | |
Miss Vaux, who had a 13-year-old daughter, died on 22 May 2016 following years of abuse by Becky Reid. | |
The couple had started a relationship in 2009. | |
Neighbours and other witnesses told the court Miss Vaux was often seen being dragged by her hair and abused in the streets around their home in Platt Bridge, Wigan. | |
In the months before her death, Miss Vaux appeared downtrodden and constantly bruised, the court heard. | |
One neighbour told jurors she "looked like she was dead already," and another said Miss Vaux looked like she had been in a car accident. | |
Miss Vaux was found to have suffered 90 separate injuries and the jury was told she died from the combined effects of multiple injuries over several months. | |
The court heard that police were called numerous times but Miss Vaux would make excuses for her injuries. | |
Becky Reid denied using any violence against Miss Vaux. | |
As police investigated the death of Miss Vaux they became aware of an earlier partner of Becky Reid who was also beaten up by both mother and daughter. | |
Samantha Newns met Becky Reid in an online chat room in 2004 and they began a relationship which became increasingly violent. | |
Miss Newns said she was assaulted around 50 times by Reid. | |
Becky Reid was found guilty of grievous bodily harm to Ms Newns and Gillian Reid was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to Ms Newns. |
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