This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28166486

The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Christopher Parry guilty of murdering wife Caroline Parry Christopher Parry guilty of murdering wife Caroline Parry
(35 minutes later)
A man murdered his wife by shooting her in the back because he could not accept she had left him. A man murdered his wife by shooting her twice in the back because he could not accept she had left him.
Caroline Parry was shot twice at close range by her "controlling and dominant" husband near her home in Newport last August. Mother-of-two Caroline Parry, 49, was shot at close range by her "controlling and dominant" husband on a residential street near her home last August.
She left 49-year-old Christopher Parry after years of unhappiness, so he shot her before turning the gun on himself. She had left Christopher Parry, 50, after 27 years of unhappiness, so he shot her and turned the gun on himself.
He admitted manslaughter at Newport Crown Court but denied murder claiming he only meant to shoot himself. He had denied murder, saying he only meant to shoot himself, but a jury at Newport Crown Court found him guilty.
But the court heard the shooting was a "carefully planned scheme" by a man "not prepared to let go". The court heard the shooting was a "carefully planned scheme" by a man "not prepared to let go".
Mrs Parry was gunned down by her estranged husband after leaving the home of her new partner. Mrs Parry was gunned down by her estranged husband after leaving the home she shared with her new partner in Newport.
She had fled her husband of 27 years after meeting another man while walking her dog. She had left the father of her two children after she met another man, Gary Bidmead, while walking her dog.
Gary Bidmead met her after he saw her crying and asked if she was okay. The pair and struck up a friendship which gradually blossomed into something more. They moved in together six months later, a development her estranged husband could not accept. Mr Bidmead spoke to her after he saw her crying and asked if she was okay. They began a friendship which gradually blossomed into something more and they moved in together six months later - a development her estranged husband could not accept.
The jury heard Parry had kept his wife "under surveillance" in the months leading up to the shooting, and phoned her persistently.The jury heard Parry had kept his wife "under surveillance" in the months leading up to the shooting, and phoned her persistently.
On the morning he killed her Parry had been waiting for his wife in Seabreeze Avenue, and when he saw her got a semi-automatic shotgun from the boot of his car. On the morning he killed her, Parry had been waiting for his wife in Seabreeze Avenue, and when he saw her got a semi-automatic shotgun from the boot of his car.
He shot her twice in the back at close range before turning the gun himself in a suicide attempt which failed, but resulted in substantial head injuries. He shot her twice in the back at close range before turning the gun himself in a suicide attempt which failed, but resulted in horrific head injuries.
Parry told a psychiatrist his "intention was to kill himself in front of his wife to make her realise the torment she had put him through", the court heard.Parry told a psychiatrist his "intention was to kill himself in front of his wife to make her realise the torment she had put him through", the court heard.
But the reality was that during her marriage she had been controlled by her husband to such an extent that she was only allowed to stay with her mother once a month and she had to be in by 7pm.But the reality was that during her marriage she had been controlled by her husband to such an extent that she was only allowed to stay with her mother once a month and she had to be in by 7pm.
Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees QC said: "Such was the state of the marriage she left and went to live with her mother, telling her husband she would never go back to him.Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees QC said: "Such was the state of the marriage she left and went to live with her mother, telling her husband she would never go back to him.
"But he could not accept the fact that his wife had left him after years of unhappiness.""But he could not accept the fact that his wife had left him after years of unhappiness."
Parry, who had a shotgun licence and kept three firearms at his Cwmbran home, was a driver for the Celtic Manor Resort. The court heard he had a history of mental illness and depression dating back over 10 years.Parry, who had a shotgun licence and kept three firearms at his Cwmbran home, was a driver for the Celtic Manor Resort. The court heard he had a history of mental illness and depression dating back over 10 years.
After being discharged from hospital two months after the shooting, Parry was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.After being discharged from hospital two months after the shooting, Parry was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
A jury delivered a majority verdict of 10-1 after deliberating since Friday.A jury delivered a majority verdict of 10-1 after deliberating since Friday.
After the verdict, Det Supt Bill Davies said: "The court has determined Christopher Parry was responsible for the murder of his estranged wife. This is a tragic case that resulted in the death of Caroline - the loss of a mother, daughter, sister and friend to many. Our condolences remain with those who have suffered her loss."
Parry was not present in the dock for the verdict with the judge's permission. He will be sentenced at a later date.Parry was not present in the dock for the verdict with the judge's permission. He will be sentenced at a later date.