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Reading Crown Court: Man who fatally stabbed Emma McArthur scheduled to be sentenced this morning




Murderer Christopher Joseph Minards stands to be sentenced for his crime this morning (Thursday).

The 35-year-old, of no fixed address, stabbed mother-of-two Emma McArthur, whom he knew, on the night of April 1 this year at the junction of Crookham Hill and Burys Bank Road.

She was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

Christopher Joseph Minards.
Christopher Joseph Minards.

A murder investigation was launched and Minards was charged on April 4.

In August, Minards pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of possession of a knife, blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.

The guilty plea means Ms McArthur’s family won’t have to sit through a trial.

Minards is scheduled to be sentenced by a judge at Reading Crown Court this morning.

Check back with newburytoday.co.uk later today for the full story.



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