Car nicked in ‘88 restored
He faces 30 years in prison after tech exposes murder
from strangulation?” There were life A HUSBAND who killed his wife to insurance policies in Jessica’s name get £2million life insurance and worth £2million. Days before the start a new life with his gay lover murder Patel asked for advice on how was caught by his health app. he would inherit the money.
Mitesh Patel, 37, was found guilty of Nicholas Campbell QC, prosecuting, murder yesterday and is believed to be told Teesside crown court Patel the first killer to be brought to planned a new life in Sydney, Australia, justice in a UK court with the with doctor Amit Patel, “the help of the iPhone software. person he really loved [and]
Pharmacist Patel suffocated regarded as his soulmate”. Jessica, 34, with a There was evidence of Tesco bag then tried to online contact between make it look like she had them in the months prior been killed by burglars. to the murder, the jury
But his phone showed heard. Patel also used he had been climbing websites to meet men. stairs as he tried to make It was claimed his wife their home look ransacked. found evidence of his
Jessica’s phone had not intimate messages to Amit. moved from the moment LOVER Doctor Amit Patel Patel, of Middlesbrough, he left the house at 7.44pm on May 14 faces a life sentence of at when he dumped it near the front door. least 30 years when sentenced today.
He returned at 8.18pm and his phone Jessica’s family said: “All she wanted showed him going upstairs, where he was to fall in love, have a family and live hid a hard drive holding CCTV of his happily ever after. We are relieved at the movements in a suitcase under a bed. outcome of the trial, this will help to
Police also found he had made online bring us a little peace.” searches including, “I need to kill my wife” and, “How long does it take to die INCRIMINATING The data on Patel’s iPhone health app helped convict the murderer Scene of the ‘raid’ A CAR nut finally has his Ford Escort back on the road 30 years after it was stolen and stripped down.
Simon Hartland, 53, paid £3,000 for the RS2000 three years before the 1988 theft.
After years sat in Simon’s garage in Yeovil, Somerset, he said it is now worth ten times the original price.