Overview

• Jurors watched police bodyworn video of Lawton being handcuffed on March 11 after a colleague called 999 to report his confession.
• The court heard Lawton said words to the effect of "I killed my wife last night" and later remarked he had money in his wallet and was going to flee the country.
• Michelle Egge-Bailey was found on her bed with three stab wounds to the neck and one to her arm, and a paramedic pronounced her dead shortly after 11.30am.
• Investigators noted an empty prosecco bottle on the counter and a bin filled with alcohol containers, with no obvious signs of cleaning or extensive disturbance.
• Earlier evidence detailed WhatsApp exchanges, CCTV and a breath test of 95mg/100ml two days before the killing, as well as messages in which Lawton told friends he had "done something beyond stupid" and "killed" his partner.