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| Man pleads guilty to stabbing woman to death in Aldi | Man pleads guilty to stabbing woman to death in Aldi |
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| A man has admitted stabbing a supermarket worker to death in a “cold-blooded execution” in front of horrified shoppers. | A man has admitted stabbing a supermarket worker to death in a “cold-blooded execution” in front of horrified shoppers. |
| Neville Hord, 44, pleaded guilty on Thursday to murdering Jodie Willsher at an Aldi store in Skipton, North Yorkshire, on 21 December. | Neville Hord, 44, pleaded guilty on Thursday to murdering Jodie Willsher at an Aldi store in Skipton, North Yorkshire, on 21 December. |
| Willsher, 30, suffered multiple injuries in the attack as customers rushed to pin down and detain Hord before emergency services arrived. | |
| Prosecutor Peter Moulson QC told Bradford crown court that Hord was the ex-partner of Willsher’s mother, Nicole Dinsdale, and that the killing was “revenge”. | Prosecutor Peter Moulson QC told Bradford crown court that Hord was the ex-partner of Willsher’s mother, Nicole Dinsdale, and that the killing was “revenge”. |
| He said it was a “cold-blooded public execution perpetrated for the purpose of revenge”. | He said it was a “cold-blooded public execution perpetrated for the purpose of revenge”. |
| The prosecutor said the attack was witnessed by many people, including a child as well as caught on CCTV. | The prosecutor said the attack was witnessed by many people, including a child as well as caught on CCTV. |
| He said the attack was pre-planned and the defendant also took an axe with him to the supermarket. | He said the attack was pre-planned and the defendant also took an axe with him to the supermarket. |
| In January Willsher’s husband, Malcolm, and five-year-old daughter Megan led hundreds of mourners at her funeral in Skipton. | In January Willsher’s husband, Malcolm, and five-year-old daughter Megan led hundreds of mourners at her funeral in Skipton. |
| In a eulogy read to the congregation, Malcolm Willsher said the death of his wife had left a “great hole in our lives” and that she and his daughter were “more than mother and daughter, they were best friends”. | In a eulogy read to the congregation, Malcolm Willsher said the death of his wife had left a “great hole in our lives” and that she and his daughter were “more than mother and daughter, they were best friends”. |
| During an earlier court hearing, Hord’s family passed a statement to the media expressing their sorrow for the murder. | During an earlier court hearing, Hord’s family passed a statement to the media expressing their sorrow for the murder. |
| It said: “Neville’s family wish to express our sincere condolences to Jodie’s family at what should have been a time of joy and happiness for them. No words can convey our sorrow for this tragic turn of events.” | It said: “Neville’s family wish to express our sincere condolences to Jodie’s family at what should have been a time of joy and happiness for them. No words can convey our sorrow for this tragic turn of events.” |
| Colin Breslin, Aldi’s regional managing director, said Willsher was a “much loved and popular colleague”, and that they were all deeply shocked and saddened by her death. | Colin Breslin, Aldi’s regional managing director, said Willsher was a “much loved and popular colleague”, and that they were all deeply shocked and saddened by her death. |
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