Raymond Hoadley, 62, jailed for murdering wife Jackie, 58, while she slept
Couple had £1m in savings but Hoadley did not have bank account in own name
Court heard he was terrified his wife would find someone else leaving him cut off
His estranged wife Mrs Hoadley was found in the bedroom with seven stab wounds to the face and neck at the family home in Eastbourne on July 5 last year
The jury took just one hour to convict Hoadley of murder at Lewes Crown Court
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image captionHoadley will serve at least 26 years.
A man who was fixated on money has been jailed for murdering his disability rights campaigner wife.
Raymond Hoadley had been convicted last month of killing devoted and caring Jacqueline Hoadley after he broke into her home in Eastbourne on 5 July.
She had suffered multiple injuries in what a judge described as a brutal and premeditated attack.
Hoadley, 62, was told at his sentencing at Lewes Crown Court that he will serve at least 26 years.
Prosecutor Caroline Carberry QC told the court that Hoadley had had murder on his mind for some time and was motivated in part by financial gain.
Raymond Hoadley, 62, found guilty of murdering wife Jackie, 58, while she slept
Couple had £1m in savings but Hoadley did not have bank account in own name
Court heard he was terrified his wife would find someone else leaving him cut off
His estranged wife Mrs Hoadley was found in the bedroom with seven stab wounds to the face and neck at the family home in Eastbourne on July 5 last year
The jury took just one hour to convict Hoadley of murder at Lewes Crown Court
04:55 EDT, 8 January 2021
A man accused of stabbing, strangling and beating his disability campaigner wife to death was frustrated that she wouldn t give him a divorce.
Raymond Hoadley, 62, is accused of murdering his wife Jackie, 58, two weeks after drawing up a contract which handed him their £1.3m savings if she died.
A jury at Lewes Crown Court in Hove were told the couple built up savings and investments worth £1m over a 25 year marriage and had a £300,000 house in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Raymond Hoadley, 62, (pictured) is accused of murdering his wife Jackie after drawing up a contract which handed him their £1.3m savings if she died