A man who battered his wife to death with a crowbar during a column has been imprisoned for at least 20 years. Ann Marie Pomphret, 49, was struck multiple times by her better half David at the stables they claimed in Warrington, Cheshire, on 2 November.

Pomphret, 51, was seen as liable of her homicide on Friday following a 10-day preliminary at Liverpool Crown Court.He had conceded killing his significant other, yet denied homicide on the grounds of a brief loss of control.Passing sentence, Judge David Aubrey revealed to Pomphret he was "a practiced liar" who had woven "a snare of trickery and lies".

He said Mrs Pomphret "had protective wounds to both her hands. She more likely than not been arguing and asking for you to stop"."You had enough of her, saw the open door that introduced itself that night to kill her and did so."Pomphret told members of the jury his better half could go from being glad to discouraged in minutes and become "furious, very quickly".

The couple had gone to the stables to mind their ponies when Mrs Pomphret started "fuming" at him and he "snapped".Pomphret had at first fought his guiltlessness however was "fixed" after a bit of blood on his socks demonstrated he was at the scene when she died.Jurors heard he dialed 999 saying he had discovered his significant other of 22 years lying in a pool of blood, "very dead".

"There is cerebrum and blood all over the place, and it would appear that she has had her head beaten in," he added.The Barclays bank innovation master was captured the following day and denied any involvement.He was given bail yet re-captured four months after the fact after police found "airborne blood" on his socks.

Pomphret at that point conceded murder, yet accused his "exceptionally unstable" spouse, whose psychological wellness had decayed. also, asserted an exceptional protection of a transitory loss of control.

Judge Aubrey revealed to Pomphret he had fastidiously attempted to cover his tracks and may well have away with the homicide, yet included: "You neglected to change your socks."