A man who pleaded guilty to murdering Leeds woman Kirstie Ellis last month has been sentenced to life in prison today.
Tony Brooks, 36, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years and nine months on Thursday, November 3, at Leeds Crown Court. As part of his sentencing remarks, Judge Bayliss KC said "you denied her any dignity or decency even in death".
The judge concluded that Brooks, of Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, murdered Kirstie, 35, on February 1, 2022. Her body was left to decompose at her home in 3 Stanhall Mews, Stanningley, until Brooks told police she had been attacked on March 25.
