Jailed for killing wife

A GAY pharmacist who mercilessly strangled his wife so he could start a new life in Australia with his boyfriend and a £2 million life insurance payout will serve at least 30 years of a life sentence in prison.

Mitesh Patel, 37, had plotted to kill his wife Jessica for years and throttled her with his hands after choking her and subduing her with insulin.

She fought for her life during the attack at their home in Middlesbrough before her husband staged a robbery to make it look like an intruder killed her.