A former hockey internationalist who murdered a woman his wife suspected he was having an affair with has been given a life sentence. Craig Walker, 41, left Lauren Wilson with 77 injuries - including 29 stab wounds - during a horror attack at his flat in Renfrew on May 26, 2021.
The killing happened on the day of his ninth wedding anniversary to wife Seonid. The couple had split in the summer of 2020, but Walker had been set to return to the family home.
But, prosecutors said supermarket worker Lauren, 34, was about to reveal the length of their fling and had tried contacting Seonid, 38, on the morning of the attack. Walker flew into a rage and, after luring Lauren to his flat, battered, strangled and stabbed her before stuffing her corpse into a sports bag.
