Christopher Sawyers, 35, was jailed for life, serving a minimum of 33 years, after he was found guilty of murdering 47-year-old Kenneth Chapman, aswell as another 60-year-old man, with a deadly heroin overdose in a plot to swindle drug money.

However, Edmondson, 23, wept as she was cleared of murder at Manchester Crown Court – but did admit fraud and theft offences and was jailed for three years.