Husband admits murdering his wife and keeping her body in the freezer at Wakefield home
He changed his plea on the day he was due to stand trial
A husband has finally admitted murdering his wife and keeping her body in the freezer.
David Barraclough, 46, appeared at Leeds Crown Court this afternoon where he was due to stand trial, having denied the offence.
He was re-arraigned and he changed his plea to guilty.
Barraclough will return to court tomorrow morning where a date will be set for his sentencing. He was remanded back into custody.
The body of 37-year-old Carolann Barraclough was found at the property in Horbury in March following concerns for her welfare.
Police attended the home on Ken Churchill Drive on Thursday, March 5, after officers received a report fearing for Mrs Barraclough’s safety.
Following a search, her body was found in a freezer.
It was thought she had died weeks earlier, sometime between February 19 and 21.