S11E03 | The Manslaughter of Nicole Lewis (Tuebrook, Merseyside, 2002)

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I tell the story of Nicole Lewis, a 24-year-old mother-of-two murdered in Tuebrook, Merseyside, on March 5, 2002.

Nicole and her fiancée, Mark Wilkinson, separated in February 2002 after a domestic incident the previous month. Mark had violently shaken Nicole so roughly after an argument that she had marks around her neck.

A month after moving out, Nicole was invited to the couple's home after Wilkinson said he had arranged for a relationship counsellor to visit and talk to them about their problems. That was nothing more than a ruse.

After heading upstairs with Wilkinson, Nicole was strangled to death and placed inside a wardrobe in the front bedroom.

Wilkinson was found guilty of manslaughter, rather than murder, in September 2002 and received a four-year jail sentence, of which he served just 33 months.

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Galop (a national helpline for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence): 0800 999 5428

Women's Aid (a national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children): [email protected]

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