Overview

• Nicholas Metson, 28, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years for the murder of his wife, Holly Bramley, 26.
• Metson admitted to stabbing Bramley at least four times before dismembering her body and storing it in their Lincoln flat.
• He enlisted his school friend, Joshua Hancock, paying him £50 to help dispose of Bramley's remains in the River Witham.
• Hancock, who also faced unrelated charges, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.
• The court heard of Metson's attempts to cover up the crime, including misleading police and making incriminating Google searches.