KILLING WAS NOTHING NEW

A GRIEVING family say a twisted killer went from abusing pets to tormenting then murdering his wife.

- Amy Sharpe

And they say lives could be saved by introducing a national register of people who hurt and kill animals.

Holly Bramley, 26, was stabbed and cut into more than 200 pieces by Nicholas Metson, 28, in March 2023.

Her mum and sister say Metson had killed Holly's pet puppy and hamsters, and had admitted to strangling a rabbit.

Sister Sarah-Jayne Lindop said: "We always had an awful, awful gut feeling that eventually animals would not be enough of a victim.

"He had hurt and killed animals and it got to a point where that wasn't enough for him any more - killing Holly was nothing to him."

Sarah-Jayne, 42, and mum Annette Bramley, 65, are campaigning for a public register naming those convicted of harming animals.