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04/09/2007
Body Of Convicted Killer Found
The body of a convicted killer who escaped from an open prison has been found in his car in Derbyshire.
Martyn Hughes, 50, from Norfolk, was serving three life sentences for the murder of his two stepchildren and the manslaughter of his wife.
He failed to return to Sudbury Open Prison on Sunday after being granted temporary leave.
His body was found in his car on a secluded farm track near Belper, police confirmed. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Hughes was convicted of the murder of his stepsons James and Matthew Brackhahn, aged seven and six, and the manslaughter of his wife Deborah at Norwich Crown Court in 1996.
He received three life sentences with a recommended minimum sentence of 13 years.
(KMcA/SP)
Martyn Hughes, 50, from Norfolk, was serving three life sentences for the murder of his two stepchildren and the manslaughter of his wife.
He failed to return to Sudbury Open Prison on Sunday after being granted temporary leave.
His body was found in his car on a secluded farm track near Belper, police confirmed. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Hughes was convicted of the murder of his stepsons James and Matthew Brackhahn, aged seven and six, and the manslaughter of his wife Deborah at Norwich Crown Court in 1996.
He received three life sentences with a recommended minimum sentence of 13 years.
(KMcA/SP)
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