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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Thomas George

Woman found not guilty of cleaning up murder scene

A woman has walked free from court after being cleared of cleaning up following the murder of a 'loving dad' found dead in a woodland in north Manchester.

Stephanie Lester, of Lancashire Hill, Heaton Norris, Stockport, was charged with assisting an offender in connection with the murder of Ashley Walsh in January of this year.

The 31-year-old was also accused of cleaning up a property "with intent to impede the apprehension or prosecution of a person who had committed the offence of murder" following the death of Mr Walsh.

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