Overview

• A Bradford Crown Court jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict after a five-day trial in the killing of Michelle Egge-Bailey.
• Prosecutors said she was stabbed three times in the neck and once in the arm as she lay intoxicated, with one wound severing her jugular vein.
• Lawton had admitted manslaughter on a loss-of-control claim, but jurors rejected his account and found him guilty of murder.
• Evidence detailed messages in which he said he had "done something beyond stupid" and told a friend he had "killed his missus," then used her bank card to withdraw cash.
• The case unfolded after days of heavy drinking and her report that he had been drink-driving; her parents said the conviction brings no closure, and police urged victims of domestic abuse to seek help.