Woman who Googled how to kill husband before stabbing him through heart jailed

Maureen Rickards has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 22 years at Canterbury Crown Court (Picture: Kent Police/PA)

A controlling and coercive woman who murdered her husband and hid his dismembered body in the garden has been jailed for at least 22 years.

Maureen Rickards, 50, stabbed former geologist Jeremy Rickards, 65, five times – including twice through his heart – at their home in Canterbury in June last year.

Her ‘ferocious attack’ came days after she filmed herself beating him...