Primary school teacher admits murder of partner found buried in garden

Fiona Beal had initially pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter by reason of a loss of control

Fiona Beal (Northamptonshire Police/PA)

William Warnes

A primary school teacher accused of stabbing her partner to death “in cold blood” before burying his body in their garden has pleaded guilty to murder.

Fiona Beal, 50, admitted killing 42-year-old Nicholas Billingham, whose partly mummified remains were discovered four and a half months after he was last seen.