acts. he just said that his wife was putting him there s so much. but soon, he bounce back. a new life with a gorgeous, new fiancee. that is when it started. he felt threatened. he says, i m afraid for my life. haunted. i said, you re being melodramatic. he said, no, this is really happening. ambush from inside his million dollar dream house. suddenly, he started to scrape. shot to death. a crime of passion, said police. somebody wanted this man dead very, very badly. the question was, who? his ex? she was losing everything. or someone else? the arrest was startling. the strategy in the courtroom, that was the biggest surprise of all. he was overweight, but if shape, to that, too sick. yes. hello, welcome to dateline. a devoted father got down in his own home by someone on the stairs. it was a case that made national news because of its unusual defense. the accused argued he was simply too obese to carry out the killing. what that argum
concerned about his kids. in the midst of a nasty divorce with a bitter acts. he just said that his wife was putting him there s so much. but soon, he bounce back. a new life with a gorgeous, new field say. that is when it started. he felt threatened. he says, i m afraid for my life. haunted. i said, you re being melodramatic. he said, no, this is really happening. ambush from inside his million dollar dream house. suddenly, he started to scrape. shot to death. a crime of passion, said police. somebody wanted this man dead very, very badly. the question was, who? his ex? she was losing everything. or someone else? the arrest was startling. the strategy in the courtroom, that was the biggest surprise of all. he was overweight, but if shape, to that, too sick. yes. hello, welcome to dateline. a devoted father got down in his own home by someone on the stairs. it was a case that made national news because of its unusual defense. the accused ar
new york city. alex murdaugh in the initial hours now of what will be a lifetime behind bars. the judge piling on during sentencing calling the double murder defense an assault on the judicial system. we ve got a live report coming to you in just a minute. plus, reports that president biden has now tapped some of the most successful track governors in the country to help lay the groundwork campaign. and fury erupts again at a town hall in east palestine, residents whose patience is clearly being tested to the limit nearly a month after that toxic train crash. this has touched my family. this has touched my friends, and it will touch me for the cellular level when i get diagnosed with cancer, als or whatever is going to come down the road if i stay in this contaminated, toxic town. more on that and the failure of norfolk southern s ceo to show up, the second time he s avoided coming face-to-face with those residents. but we begin in south carolina with today s dramat
and i m chris rogers the other stories on bbc news. several regions of ukraine occupied by russia begin voting in so called referendums on whether to become part of russia. protests continue across iran after the death of a young woman detained by the morality police . her father says they lied about how she died. and some promising news. scientists say a new type of cancer therapy is looking hopeful. hello, i mjoanna gosling, in westminster ahead of the government s mini budget annoncement this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng is expected to unveil tax cuts and increases in public spending as part of plans to boost economic growth. it s not a full budget that s due later this year but it still has some pretty sizeable changes.let s have a look at what could be announced. the chancellor will confirm it will let people keep more of their earnings by cutting national insurance contributions & go through with the plan to cut corporation tax. the government could als
we ll bring you analysis throughout the day on bbc news and if you want to send in your questions or thoughts on the mini budget get in touch i m @bbcjoannag on twitter or use the hashtag bbc your questions. and i m lukwesa burak the other stories on bbc news. the victims commissioner for england and wales dame vera baird resigns, describing the criminaljustice system as being in chaos. a 15 year old boy has become the second person to be arrested in connection with the murder of a 15 year old boy who was stabbed outside his school in huddersfield. and author dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. hello, i mjoanna gosling in westminster, in a massive shake up of the uk s finances, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the government says its policies will help boost economic growth. but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustai