A university lecturer who was murdered has been awarded a posthumous PhD. Claire Chick was stabbed to death​ in January by her estranged husband, who was jailed for 27 years. Hundreds gathered to mourn the 48-year-old, who was also a former nurse, at a candlelit vigil at Plymouth Hoe, with her partner saying “she cared...
A man has been sentenced to a minimum of 27 years for the murder​ of his estranged wife in Plymouth. Paul Butler, 53, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to murdering 48-year-old university lecturer Claire Chick in January. Ms Chick was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road on the evening of 22 January...
Paul Antony Butler has pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to the murder of university lecturer Claire Chick. Butler, 53, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, also admitted one charge of possession of a bladed article. Ms Chick, 48, was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road just before 21:00 GMT on 22 January and later died...
