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Shahzad s lawyers argued that he only acted to defend Fitzsimmons, who at the time was heavily pregnant with their child.
The court heard how Mr Butt and his wife lived in the flat above the family business Mazammal Halal Meats, run by Shahzad, with their rent and bills covered by income from the butchers.
While in July 2019 police were called to a family fight in the premises, supposedly born out of a row over Mr Butt s standards of work. But in the November that year matters escalated to new levels.
Fitzsimmons made an allegation about Mr Butt which sparked a showdown confrontation between the couples in the shop on November 16 - one day before the stabbing took place.
Nathan Maynard-Ellis has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years
Maynard-Ellis s partner David Leesley, 25, was given a minimum term of 19 years
The body of Julia Rawson, 42, was dismembered and hidden in undergrowth
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Soole said he was sure that both men had attacked Ms Rawson with weapons and engaged in a cool, calm and thorough cover-up
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Nathan Maynard-Ellis and his partner David Leesley have both been sentenced to life for the gruesome murder of Dudley artist Julia Rawson TWO men have been jailed for life after being found guilty of the horrific murder of Dudley woman Julia Rawson. Nathan Maynard-Ellis and his partner David Leesley were sentenced today (Monday December 21) for carrying carried out the gruesome crime which devastated Julia Rawson’s family and friends and shocked and saddened the community. Julia, aged 42, a talented artist from Dudley, disappeared after spending the day with friends before ending up in the Bottle and Cork pub in Dudley on the evening of Saturday May 11.