A man has admitted killing his ex-wife and her partner in Duffield on New Year’s Day. Rhys Hancock appeared at Derby Crown Court on Monday 6th July via videolink, where he pleaded guilty to both murders. Officers found Helen Hancock (right) (nee Almey), 39, from Duffield, and Martin Griffiths, 48, from Derby, at her home in New Zealand Lane, Duffield, at 4.11am on January 1st. They had suffered fatal stab wounds. Helen bought the home in Duffield with husband Rhys Hancock in 2014. The couple who had three children under the age of ten, split when she ended the relationship. Rhys Hancock (40), a former Long Eaton head teacher, of Portland Street, Etwall, was arrested at the scene and later charged with two counts of murder. He will be sentenced at the same court at a later date.
Tuesday 7 July 2020
EX LONG EATON HEAD TEACHER IN COURT
A man has admitted killing his ex-wife and her partner in Duffield on New Year’s Day. Rhys Hancock appeared at Derby Crown Court on Monday 6th July via videolink, where he pleaded guilty to both murders. Officers found Helen Hancock (right) (nee Almey), 39, from Duffield, and Martin Griffiths, 48, from Derby, at her home in New Zealand Lane, Duffield, at 4.11am on January 1st. They had suffered fatal stab wounds. Helen bought the home in Duffield with husband Rhys Hancock in 2014. The couple who had three children under the age of ten, split when she ended the relationship. Rhys Hancock (40), a former Long Eaton head teacher, of Portland Street, Etwall, was arrested at the scene and later charged with two counts of murder. He will be sentenced at the same court at a later date.
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