Fiona Beal Admits to Murdering Partner, Nicholas Billingham, in Northampton

Beal changed her plea to guilty during her trial, revealing chilling details of the crime including the use of her partner's phone to mislead friends and family.

Fiona Beal, a former primary school teacher, admitted to the murder of her partner Nicholas Billingham, whom she buried in their garden.
Beal initially claimed self-defense but changed her plea to guilty, acknowledging she planned and executed the murder.
Investigations revealed Beal used Billingham's phone post-murder to send messages pretending he was alive, further covering her tracks.
Detailed journal entries by Beal helped convict her, as they contained explicit details of the planning and execution of the murder.
Beal's sentencing is scheduled for late May, with a murder charge in the UK carrying a mandatory life sentence.