Sentence
Andrew Wadsworth
Andrew Wadsworth (aged 37) was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 3 December 2020 to 32 Years - Life for Attempted Murder and 4 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Manchester Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 3 December 2020
- Sentence
- 32 Years - Life
- Judge
- Mrs Justice Yip
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
3 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Attempted Murder | Custodial immediate, 14 Years Life |
| Murder | Custodial immediate, 32 Years Life |
| Common assault and battery on Emergency Workers (eg. constable, National Crime Agency officer, prison officer, custody officer, a person employed for NHS health services, fire services or fire and rescue services) | Custodial immediate, 6 Months |
What the court heard
He was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on 20 May 2020. He pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article and two counts of assaulting police officers. Sentencing Remarks [Note: Reporting restrictions apply in relation to the identity of the deceased's child and an adult witness. These sentencing remarks may be published in full, but care must be taken in reporting any additional details about the case.] 1. Andrew Wadsworth, you are now 37 years old and stand convicted by the jury of the murder of MB and the attempted murder of GB. You are also to be sentenced for offences to which you earlier pleaded guilty, namely assaulting two police officers. 2. There is only one sentence that the law allows to be passed for murder: that is a mandatory life sentence. I am required to specify the minimum term which must elapse before you can be considered for release on licence. The minimum term that I arrive at will reflect the totality of your offending. I will specify sentences for the other offences, but they will be served concurrently with the sentence for murder. In effect, I will incorporate all the sentences in the minimum term on Count 1. 3. You and MB were once in a relationship, although that was not the case at the time of her death. You claimed that you had loved her, but the numerous derogatory words used in your text messages to her suggest otherwise. By contrast, you appear to have had a very high opinion of yourself. Your messages display a wholly unwarranted air of moral superiority. 4. At trial, you painted a very negative picture of MB as you set out to shift responsibility away from you and to blame her for what happened. Some of the things you claimed about her were demonstrably false. Your character assassination undoubtedly went beyond anything that was justified. You had degraded her in life, and you continued to do so after her death. The statement of her mother, read to the court today, has gone some way to redress the balance. MB was a loving and loved daughter, sister, and mother. She is mourned by her family and friends. She may have made some mistakes in her life but at the time of her death she was pursuing her dream of having her own beauty salon. She was still only young and was seeking to turn her life around. Sadly, she made a fatal mistake in becoming involved with you and you took her future away. 5. You are a violent and dangerous man. On your own admission, you have led a criminal…
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Lack of premeditation / Not Planned or Premeditated; On licence / supervision at the time of the offence; Presence of vulnerable persons / Children