In West Yorkshire, England, Thomas Nutt, 45, has been convicted of murdering his 52-year-old wife, Dawn Walker. Nutt was charged with killing Walker on October 27, 2021, four days after their wedding, and hiding her body in a wardrobe before packing it in a bag. The body was then left in the bushes behind their house.
A man who killed his wife a few days after her wedding and stuffed her in a suitcase
Police informed the jury that although Nutt did not testify during the opening phase of the trial, he confessed to killing his wife. The killer also claimed that when he killed her, he did not intend to seriously injure the victim. Walker’s legs were damaged and it was discovered during the trial that his right leg had been twisted. His face was directed towards the wheels of the suitcase as his torso was bent. The jury deliberated for three hours before convicting him of murder, according to a Daily Mail report.
Medical examiner Dr. Kirsten Hope said she received Walker’s body in a black wheeled suitcase. Nutt claimed he attacked her during the interview because she told him she wanted a divorce. Walker also warned him against being unjustly accused of rape. It is often said that a person’s wedding day and the moment immediately following are among the most beautiful moments of their life, prosecutor Alistair MacDonald QC observed to the jury at the start of the trial. That was not the case with Walker, according to MacDonald, who noted that Walker’s body was discovered four days after his wedding, hidden in a suitcase and dumped in underbrush in a field behind the house of the wife. ‘accused. Police were told by Nutt on October 31 that his wife had disappeared after leaving their Shirley Grove home, MacDonald said in court. “He knew full well that his body was lying dead in a closet in the marital residence,” the prosecution said.
Additionally, prosecutors showed CCTV footage of Nutt bringing a large bag from his home to adjacent bushes just before police showed up to investigate Walker’s disappearance. Prior to the murder, Nutt and Walker were in Skegness for a two-day caravan honeymoon. In her testimony, Nutt said: “When we got back she admitted to having bipolar disorder, was discouraged and wanted a divorce. Once she put me in jail, claiming that I tried to rape and abuse her. that she would repeat the action. I punched her in the face and put my arm around her neck after she started screaming.
The prosecutor claimed that the offender would have traveled alone to Skegness. He may have murdered his wife on their wedding night or the day after, then dumped her body inside the house. The prosecutor called Nutt’s actions an “appalling charade” for telling Walker’s daughter she was gone and launching a search. Although he had been married for many years, the couple, according to Mac Donald, had a difficult relationship.
A neighbor who was one of the witnesses in the case said in 2020 that she saw Walker with a “huge” black eye and facial injuries. The defense lawyer said that although the witness heard arguments inside the house and heard Dawn shouting: “Tommo, let go of me”, she had never seen the defendant physically attack her . Another neighbor claimed he had never heard a woman scream so loudly as he walked past their house. Walker yelled, “Don’t believe him, he’s lying, he’s trying to kill me,” according to Nutt, who claimed Walker was suffering from an asthma attack when the neighbor questioned him.
On August 19, Nutt will be sentenced. Following the hearing, Judge Jonathan Rose announced that the defendant would likely receive a life sentence, with a minimum period to be determined later. Our immediate thoughts are of course with Dawn’s family who showed such bravery and courage throughout the investigation and trial, said Detective Inspector Amanda Wimbles of the team. Homicide and Major Investigations, who oversaw the investigation.
