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A man has been jailed for life after stabbing his wife and her 11-year-old daughter to death.
Christopher Boon, 28, pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court to killing Laura Mortimer and Ella Dalby at a house in Dexter Way, Gloucester, on May 28.
Richard Smith QC, prosecuting, told the court Ms Mortimer, 31, had โclearly fought for her lifeโ and her daughter Ella witnessed at least part of the attack before being killed as she โbravely came to the help of her motherโ.
โTheir bodies were subsequently found in the kitchen floor,โ Mr Smith said.
โMother laying side by side with daughter in significant pools of blood.โ Read more