00:00A Hawbury man who admitted murdering his wife has been jailed for life and told he must serve at least
00:0622 years in prison.
00:0846-year-old David Barraclough killed mum of three, Carol Ann, at their home on Ken Churchill Drive earlier this
00:15year.
00:16He told friends and family she was ill and in hospital while hiding her body in a chest freezer at
00:22the property.
00:22Carol Ann is believed to have been killed with a hammer in the middle of February.
00:27On the 5th of March, David walked into Wakefield District Police Headquarters in Normanton and told staff he'd killed his
00:35wife.
00:36Barraclough initially claimed he acted in self-defense and changed his plea to guilty at Leeds Crown Court.
