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Man pleads guilty after wife's body found in freezer at West Yorkshire home
Barraclough changed his plea on the day of trial after police found Carolann Barraclough’s body in a freezer following welfare concerns.
- On Tuesday, David Barraclough pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, Carolann Barraclough, at Leeds Crown Court after initially denying the charge.
- West Yorkshire Police discovered Carolann Barraclough's body in a freezer at the couple's Ken Churchill Drive home in Horbury on March 5 following a concern for safety report.
- The court heard Carolann Barraclough was killed between February 19 and 21, up to 14 days before her body was found at the property.
- Following his plea change, Barraclough was remanded back into custody pending sentencing, removing him from the community immediately after the court proceeding.
- Judge Andrew Stubbs scheduled a court hearing for Wednesday to set a formal sentencing date, determining the defendant's punishment for the murder conviction.
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