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| Wife and son convicted of murder | Wife and son convicted of murder |
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| A woman and her son have been found guilty of murdering her gamekeeper husband to get his money. | |
| Susan Bacon, 55, and Michael, 21, had denied arranging the stabbing of Nigel Bacon, 50, at his home in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, in November 2008. | Susan Bacon, 55, and Michael, 21, had denied arranging the stabbing of Nigel Bacon, 50, at his home in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire, in November 2008. |
| Also convicted of murder at Nottingham Crown Court was Peter Jacques, 29, of Charlesworth Street, Bolsover, who had denied wielding the knife. | |
| Jacques had claimed he was hired to carry out a burglary at the house. | Jacques had claimed he was hired to carry out a burglary at the house. |
| Shaun Woodcock, the victim's father-in-law, from Mansfield Woodhouse, was cleared of murder. | |
| Jacques told the court he was sitting in a car at the time of the stabbing. | Jacques told the court he was sitting in a car at the time of the stabbing. |
| He claimed Michael Bacon, of Wordsworth Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, had dumped items in the boot and told him to burn the vehicle. | He claimed Michael Bacon, of Wordsworth Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse, had dumped items in the boot and told him to burn the vehicle. |
| Michael and Susan Bacon had claimed Nigel Bacon had been violent to them | |
| Mr Bacon, who was a part-time gamekeeper and ran a security company, was stabbed six times on his driveway and died of blood loss after staggering to his kitchen. | Mr Bacon, who was a part-time gamekeeper and ran a security company, was stabbed six times on his driveway and died of blood loss after staggering to his kitchen. |
| The court heard he had more than £200,000 in bank accounts, safety deposit boxes and stored in the house. | The court heard he had more than £200,000 in bank accounts, safety deposit boxes and stored in the house. |
| Both Michael and Susan Bacon told the jury Mr Bacon had been violent towards them and Jacques had been hired only to scare him. | |
| The court heard the 999 call made by Susan Bacon where she claimed her husband had been stabbed by a mystery assailant as he locked up for the night. | |
| But the prosecution said this was part of a ploy to disguise their part in the attack. | |
| All three will be sentenced on Monday. | All three will be sentenced on Monday. |
| Another son, Stuart Bacon, read a statement on behalf of the family outside court. | |
| "We feel today that justice has been served. No matter what happened in the past, our dad did not deserve to die like this. | |
| "Our dad was a big man with a generous heart who wasn't scared of anything. He loved his job as a gamekeeper and was in his element living in the beautiful surroundings of Clumber Park, where he enjoyed the peace and quiet. | |
| "His death was a tragedy and we were all devastated to lose him so suddenly. |