Fiona Beal, institutrice de 50 ans, a plaidé coupable de meurtre. 50-year-old primary school teacher Fiona Beal pleaded guilty for murder.

Fiona Beal, institutrice de 50 ans, a plaidé coupable du meurtre de son partenaire, Nicholas Billingham, après que ses restes en partie momifiés ont été retrouvés enterrés dans leur jardin. 50-year-old primary school teacher, Fiona Beal, has pleaded guilty to murdering her partner, Nicholas Billingham, after his partly mummified remains were found buried in their garden. Beal a d'abord plaidé coupable à l'infraction moindre d'homicide involontaire coupable en raison d'une perte de contrôle, mais a changé son plaidoyer en meurtre à mi-procès. Beal initially pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter by reason of a loss of control, but changed her plea to murder mid-trial. Le couple était ensemble depuis plusieurs années et, au moment du meurtre, Beal parlait de son "alter ego" Tulip 22 dans un journal. The couple had been together for several years, and at the time of the murder, Beal had been writing about her "alter-ego" Tulip 22 in a diary.