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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sam Russell

Man killed partner and convinced her family she was alive for three years, inquest hears

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A man told police he killed his partner and buried her body in the garden, an inquest heard, with her family saying he convinced them she was alive for three years by sending messages from her phone.

The concerned family of retired community psychiatric nurse Diane Douglas called police in October 2021 and a missing persons investigation was launched, an inquest in Norwich was told.

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