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Landowner jailed for wife murder Life term for missing wife killer
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A Gloucestershire landowner has been ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years in prison for murdering his wife.A Gloucestershire landowner has been ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years in prison for murdering his wife.
Adrian Prout, 47, was found guilty on Friday of murdering Kate Prout, 55. Her body has never been found.Adrian Prout, 47, was found guilty on Friday of murdering Kate Prout, 55. Her body has never been found.
His trial at Bristol Crown Court was told that before her disappearance she had asked her husband for a divorce.His trial at Bristol Crown Court was told that before her disappearance she had asked her husband for a divorce.
Mrs Prout's brother Richard Wakefield, from Lypiatt, near Stroud, has urged Prout, of Redmarley, to reveal where he hid her body.Mrs Prout's brother Richard Wakefield, from Lypiatt, near Stroud, has urged Prout, of Redmarley, to reveal where he hid her body.
Mr Justice Nigel Davis, at Bristol Crown Court, sentenced Prout to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years. Sentencing Prout to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years, Mr Justice Nigel Davis said: "One of the pieces of evidence that sticks in my mind is that Kate Prout used to remember her parents by placing flowers on their grave.
"I expect her family would like to place flowers on her grave but they can't, and they can't because of you."
How you killed her is only known to you Mr Justice Nigel Davis
He continued: "It was said on your behalf that there was some sort of stress or a degree of provocation. I couldn't accept even that.
"The truth is you allowed your temper to erupt and it was your anger that killed her.
"How you killed her is only known to you. You most probably did it by strangling her."
Defending counsel Elizabeth Marsh said a "prolonged period of stress" could be considered as a mitigating factor.
Miss Marsh said there had been several events leading up to Mrs Prout's disappearance, in particular October 27 2007, when she drunkenly abused Prout in front of friends at the local pub.
The three-week long trial had heard that Mrs Prout had demanded an £800,000 divorce settlement from her husband.
This would have meant he would have had to sell the £1.2m farmhouse, near Gloucester.