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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Killer who hid pregnant wife’s body under patio for 23 years asked son to dig up her remains

A “callous” father who murdered his wife and hid her body under a patio for 23 years asked their son to dig her up and send a hair to police in an audacious plot to clear his own name.

Andrew Griggs, who is already serving a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years for killing devoted mother-of-three Debbie Griggs, has been jailed for three more years after he tried to manipulate one of their sons into exhuming her body from prison.

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