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Andrew Griggs was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court

A Man murdered his pregnant wife and disposed of her body in the year 1999, was sent to prison for a minimum of 20 years.

The Body of Debbie Griggs, who disappeared without a Trace from The Family home in Deal, Kent, on 5. In may 1999, has never been found.

condemnation of Andrew Griggs at the Canterbury Crown Court , His honour justice Robin Spencer said it was probably the avid sailor, had a "dumped her body in the sea".

Griggs, 57, St Leonards, in Dorset, was sentenced on Monday.

The Jury rejected his claims that his wife was then at the age of 34, approached him and their three small sons.

"know you, like you, had killed, and where you disposed of their bodies," justice Spencer Griggs said.

He said, knew Griggs, of the coast ", as the back of his hand," and added: "It would not have been difficult, weighing your body down so that it sank without a Trace . "

Debbie Griggs was devoted to her Three Sons , The Jury heard that

justice Spencer said Mrs. Griggs was a "venerated, and the worship of The Mother of three small boys," adding: "they were in your life, you would have never left you. "

He Griggs said, by the murder of his wife, who was four and a half months pregnant, he had "killed her unborn child".

Mrs Griggs's mother died of a "broken heart" in January, a few weeks before Griggs was accused of her father, the court said.

"I know you longed to know where Debbie was," Brian Cameron said.

The court heard believed Mrs Griggs, her husband, was a "sexual relationship" with a 15-year-old girl, and would be entitled to claim half of The Family 's fish merchant business, if you are divorced.

Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson QC said: "to avoid The murder was committed, the consequences have had, both in terms of the financial impact of the divorce, but also in connection with the illicit relationship, which was engaged by the defendant, at the time. "

He told jurors Griggs, his wife had been attacked in her apartment in Cross Road "in a time where The Children slept upstairs".

her car was found in 1. 3 Miles Away , 12 Can be detected with a smear of her blood in the boot.

The boot lining by Mrs Griggs car had been removed, the police found

The length of time, Griggs continued his lies and concealed the location of his wife's body, aggravating factors, of the said judge.

"you robbed have enjoyed The Mother of your children and your family to what you, over those 20 years," he said.

Griggs was a Prime Suspect always left the police Missing Persons inquiry and launched a murder investigation at the end of may 1999.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dealt with The Evidence of 2003 and decided that there was "no realistic prospect of conviction".

checked But in the year 2018, Cold Case detectives, The Evidence against him and the beginning of this year, the CPS is the approval for a murder the prosecution.

Asked what had changed, prosecutors said, while there were no new insights that helped in the course of time, refuting the idea that Mrs. Griggs was still alive, or had died.

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