A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman whose body was found buried in a shallow grave in woodland, near Coventry.Reanne Coulson was heard screaming and crying for help five weeks before her body was discovered near a bridleway, Warwick Crown Court heard.
Mohammed Durnion, 42, did not murder her, jurors have concluded. But they found him guilty of manslaughter.He had denied the murder charge, saying Ms Coulson died from an apparent overdose after a brief argument on the night of 21 May last year.Prosecutors had told the court that Durnion had killed Ms Coulson in a sudden and deliberate attack and then feigned a mental health crisis when police arrived at his flat in Paynes Lane, Coventry, after a 999 call.
Jurors heard officers entered and searched the property but did not find Ms Coulson’s body, which is believed to have been hidden under a mattress.The body was removed from the flat by Durnion after police left and was found in Binley Woods more than five weeks later.
At the start of the trial, the prosecution had said Ms Coulson, a 33-year-old sex worker, disappeared after attending a support group at a Catholic Church.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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