The family of a great grandmother who was strangled to death by her son-in-law said they will miss her "funny stories" and "endless cups of tea". Her killer murdered her as she lay in bed and sexually assaulted her.
Simon Parks, 52, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years for the murder of Mari O'Flynn. The 79-year-old's body was found at the home she shared with her daughter in Newport on May 24.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard how alcoholic Parks became jealous of Mrs O'Flynn after he moved into the home he shared with partner Claire O'Flynn. The relationship between the two was fraught and he had previously held a knife up to Mrs O'Flynn.
