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Daughter guilty of killing mother | Daughter guilty of killing mother |
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A woman and her boyfriend have been found guilty of killing her mother and dumping her body in a burn. | A woman and her boyfriend have been found guilty of killing her mother and dumping her body in a burn. |
Anne Brown's body was recovered from Clerkland Burn in Ayrshire last October. The 51-year-old had been beaten to death. | Anne Brown's body was recovered from Clerkland Burn in Ayrshire last October. The 51-year-old had been beaten to death. |
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lisa Brown was found guilty of murder and John Wilson was found guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide. | |
Judge Lord Matthews said they had been convicted of an "appalling crime". | |
He warned Lisa Brown she would be going to prison for a long time. | |
The jury of six woman and nine men also found both Wilson and Brown guilty of disposing of the former nurser body. | |
The couple had both been charged with the murder of Anne Brown and had both lodged special defences, blaming each other. | The couple had both been charged with the murder of Anne Brown and had both lodged special defences, blaming each other. |
During a six-week trial Wilson had admitted helping to wrap Anne Brown's body and dump of it in a burn. | |
The jury heard from more than 50 witnesses over 19 days of evidence. | |
Reported missing | Reported missing |
Anne Brown's mother reported her, and her 20 month-old grandson, missing on 22nd October 2008. | Anne Brown's mother reported her, and her 20 month-old grandson, missing on 22nd October 2008. |
The toddler was traced safe and well to Lisa Brown and John Wilson's flat in Maryhill in Glasgow days later. | The toddler was traced safe and well to Lisa Brown and John Wilson's flat in Maryhill in Glasgow days later. |
When a car found abandoned near Connaught Farm in Ayrshire was linked to Anne Brown's disappearance the police search was scaled up. | When a car found abandoned near Connaught Farm in Ayrshire was linked to Anne Brown's disappearance the police search was scaled up. |
Her body was recovered from Clerkland Burn on 24 October. | Her body was recovered from Clerkland Burn on 24 October. |
She had been beaten to death then wrapped in a sleeping bag weighed down with bricks and stones. | She had been beaten to death then wrapped in a sleeping bag weighed down with bricks and stones. |