Police statement following Beal sentencing
The Northampton teacher will serve a 20 year term
A teacher who stabbed her boyfriend to death before burying his body in their Northampton back garden is starting a 20 year jail term.
Sentencing has been passed to 50-year-old Fiona Beal who admitted murdering 42-year-old Nicholas Billingham.
His remains were discovered in 2022, four-and-a-half months after he was last seen.
Detective Chief Inspector Adam Pendlebury talks about Northamptonshire Police's investigation into the murder of Mr Billingham.
Detective Sergeant Spencer Bailey spoke after the two day sentencing at the Old Bailey.