Robert Lewis is accused of killing his wife Janet Lewis in Padgetts Way, Hullbridge. The 81-year-old is alleged to have killed his 76-year-old wife by stabbing her in the neck on September 1, 2019. The case was heard at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday and the jury was told how blood covered most rooms of the house after the attack. Prosecuting Andrew Jackson told the court the number of weapons found were covered in blood belonging to both Lewis and his wife. Judith Cunnison, forensic scientist, gave evidence and said there had been a commotion throughout the home. She said: “There were signs of a disturbance at the home with Mr Lewis’ pyjamas on the floor and ornaments tipped over in the spare room.
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Custody picture of Oliver Purvis, of Tanton Avenue, Dunmow.
- Credit: Essex Police
A man who assaulted two strangers - one a teenage girl and the other a woman - has been jailed for a total of four and a half years by Chelmsford Crown Court.
Oliver Purvis, 25, of Tanton Road, Flitch Green, admitted charges of sexual assault and assault with intent to commit a sexual act.
The attacks happened on consecutive days in May. The first took place on May 28. The woman in her 20s had been walking along Chelmsford Road at around 10.10pm.
As she entered an alleyway coming off Chelmsford Road she was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her, sexually assaulted her, and pushed her to the ground.