In 2010, Joanna Simpson, 46, was bludgeoned to death in Ascot, Berkshire, with a claw hammer by her estranged husband Robert Brown. Her young children, who were just nine and 10, were in the house.

The mother of a woman bludgeoned to death by her husband more than 13 years ago has called for “common sense” law changes to be made to help protect victims. Robert Brown killed his 46-year ...

The parole hearing of an ‘evil’ killer is to be heard behind closed doors, his victim’s family have been told. British Airways captain Robert Brown used a claw hammer to bludgeon his ...