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Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Thomas Nutt, the British man convicted in the death of his wife on their wedding day last October, was sentenced to at least 21 years in prison. The body of Dawn Walker, 52, was found stuffed in a suitcase that was found in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Judge Jonathan Rose pointed out that Walker's bones had to be broken to make her fit inside the suitcase that Nutt appeared unremorseful. A jury last week found the scrap metal dealer, 46, guilty of Walker's death. Walker's family members testified in the sentencing phase that Nutt was demanding and...

The Yorkshire Ripper has demanded retirement benefits In Britain. Prisoners at maximum security psychiatric prisons in Britain are apparently feeling empowered are suing the British Government in the European Court of Rights. The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutliffe and other dangerous killers and rapists held at psychiatric prisons claim that they are each entitled to up to a £132.60 per week pension and other taxpayer funded benefits if they win their case. This lawsuit has caused citizen outrage. Many in the British Government and ordinary citizens believe they should be...