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A man who bludgeoned his partner to death as she slept in her bed was jailed for life yesterday with a minimum of 20 years behind bars.
Colin Milburn, 52, had been found guilty by a jury of killing Buddug Jones, 48, at her home in Rhydwyn, near Holyhead in Anglesey, in April last year.
Judge Rhys Rowlands said at Caernarfon Crown Court the pair had been together for more than 30 years but Milburn had been consumed 'by false accusations of infidelity on her part.'
He said that the weapon was probably a hammer and after murdering her he drove to his job at Llangefni then returned to the house and reported the killing.
Colin Milburn, 52, had been found guilty by a jury of killing Buddug Jones (pictured), 48, at her home in Rhydwyn, near Holyhead in Anglesey, in April last year
Judge Rhys Rowlands said at Caernarfon Crown Court the pair had been together for more than 30 years but Milburn had been consumed 'by false accusations of infidelity on her part.' Pictured: Milburn
Milburn had been living rough, sleeping in his car at Newry Beach, Holyhead.
The judge described him as a compulsive, self-interested, manipulative liar who had carried out a brutal assault 'on a woman known as a loving, kind, warm and doting grandmother.'
Milburn had claimed that someone else must have been responsible for the killing.
Impact statements were read from their four sons, three of whom lived with their mother.
The eldest, John Milburn, 24, said he had been numb and angry by what his father had put him through. 'Mam
