This article is about a woman, Virginia McCullough, who has been condemned for murdering her parents and hiding their bodies in their family home and will face sentencing in October. She admitted to poisoning her father and stabbing her mother. She has shown her cruelty. The police inquiries were complex, and the case had a significant emotional effect on the family. McCullough will face a mandatory life sentence.
A girl of age 36 named, Virginia McCullough, has claimed to murder her parents, Lois and John McCullough, 71 and 70 years old respectively, at their family home in Great Baddow, Chelmsford. She poisoned her father with prescription medication and killed her mother by knife between June 17-20, 2019.
McCullough hid their bodies and continued living at the address, lying about their whereabouts to doctors and relatives. She told them her parents were not feeling well, on holiday, or lengthy trips. However, The parents’ GPs expressed concern at the lack of an appointment, which resulted in her parents being found dead.
The police analysis was complex, with officers working at the scene for many days to carry out forensic inquiries. McCullough was put in jail and at a later date charged with murder. She pleaded guilty to both charges at Chelmsford Crown Court.
The medical examiner suspended the inquests into the deaths pending the results of the police inquiries. The cause of death for Mrs. McCullough was determined to be killed by knife wounds to the chest, while the cause of death for her husband was still unresolved after further investigation.
The detective inspector described the effect on the family as “significant and emotional”. McCullough will be convicted in October, facing a mandatory life sentence. The case mentions the importance of taking concerns about missing persons seriously and the need to pay attention to avoiding harm.
By Yahoo news