Man guilty of postmistress murder

Diana and Robin GarbuttThe couple moved to Melsonby to run the business in 2003

A village shopkeeper has been found guilty of murdering his postmistress wife at their premises in North Yorkshire.

Robin Garbutt, 45, bludgeoned 40-year-old Diana three times over the head as she slept in the living quarters above Melsonby Village Shop and Post Office.

Garbutt said an armed robber had made him hand over cash and he had gone upstairs to find his wife dead.

But he was found guilty of the killing after a trial at Teesside Crown Court.

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