Adrian Prout was convicted of murdering his wife Kate on the 5th of February 2010 and sentenced to serve a minimum of 18 years in prison.
Although Adrian and Kate were still technically married, they had in fact decided to divorce before Adrian reported her missing 5 days after he last saw her on the 5th November 2007.
Just days later, Adrian was arrested but released on bail and spent five weeks staying with Kate’s brother while the investigation carried out an extremely thorough and painstaking search of his home, farm and vehicles which were seized to be examined. Over 100 officers, a forensic team and a sniffer dog were involved but didn’t find Kate or any evidence suggesting where she could be.
He remained on police bail for over a year until he was released from it without charge in February 2009. In a bizarre twist and without any apparent explanation, Adrian was again arrested a month later in March whereby he was charged with Kate’s murder.
With the exception of a one month period remanded in custody following being charged, Adrian remained on bail throughout the investigation and right up until the conclusion of his trial which began on the 12th January 2010. He has always denied the charge and continues to protest his innocence. There is no reason to believe he is lying and every reason to accept that he is telling the truth.
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