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Paula's husband speaks out after her killer is sentenced

Ricky Poolton, left, the husband of Paula, right, pictured after the guilty verdict at Winchester Crown Court last week.

12:02pm Friday 18th June 2010

THE husband of Saints steward Paula Poolton has spoken about how he hopes that one day he will be able to forgive her affair but that he could never forgive the man who brutally murdered her.

Paula Poolton murder - In Depth

Cold-blooded killer

11:55am Friday 18th June 2010

THROUGHOUT THE six-week trial there was an air of arrogance surrounding Kearney that colleagues at the Royal Mail depot where he worked, say was one of the main reasons why he was regarded as so unpopular.

Paula's killer gets 15 years

2:19pm Thursday 17th June 2010

THE Royal Mail worker who brutally murdered his secret lover will face 15 years behind bars.

Paula Poolton Murder - In depth

Kearney guilty of Paula Poolton's murder

4:40pm Friday 11th June 2010

ROGER Kearney has been found guilty of the murder of Paula Poolton.

Paula Poolton Murder - In depth

Jury still considering verdict in Paula murder trial

9:59am Friday 11th June 2010

JURORS were this morning continuing their deliberations into a third day at the trial into the murder of Saints steward Paula Poolton.

Murder jury retire to consider verdict

12:10pm Wednesday 9th June 2010

JURORS have retired to consider their verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering Saints steward Paula Poolton.

Paula Poolton Murder - In depth

Defence gives nine reasons to find murder accused innocent

2:40pm Friday 4th June 2010

A LAWYER has given a jury nine reasons why they should allow a Hampshire man accused of stabbing his lover to death to walk free.

Accused 'fabricated an alibi' for murder trial

7:20am Wednesday 2nd June 2010

THE MAN accused of killing Saints steward Paula Poolton has “fabricated an alibi” in a desperate bid to escape conviction for her murder, a court heard.

Partner of man accused of murder says he is innocent

8:58am Thursday 27th May 2010

THE long-term partner of the man accused of murdering Saints steward Paula Poolton told the court she was standing by him because she knows he is innocent.

Accused 'made mistakes' during police murder interview

10:33am Wednesday 26th May 2010

THE man accused of killing Saints steward Paula Poolton admitted he gave police wrong information about his movements during the crucial hour after she disappeared, a court heard.

Accused is a love rat, but not a murderer, court hears

9:30am Tuesday 25th May 2010

HE may be a love rat but that does not make him a murderer.

Murder trial hears car similar to accused's 'was caught on CCTV'

1:54pm Wednesday 19th May 2010

A CAR matching that of the man accused of killing Saints steward Paula Poolton was captured on CCTV driving toward the spot her body was found, a court has heard.

Murder accused ran to work 'as he forgot glasses'

1:56pm Tuesday 18th May 2010

THE man accused of murdering Saints steward Paula Poolton told police he why he was seen running into work on the night she disappeared.

Victim had been dead for days when body was found

1:32pm Monday 17th May 2010

SAINTS steward Paula Poolton had been dead for at least a few days when she was found dumped in the boot of her car, a court heard.

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Court hears of phone call with Paula

2:22pm Friday 14th May 2010

ON the night she disappeared Saints steward Paula Poolton argued with her secret lover accused of her murder when he said he couldn't see her, a court heard.

Jury sees Paula’s bloodstained clothes

10:00am Friday 14th May 2010

CRIME scene investigators carried out extensive searches when Saints steward Paula Poolton’s body was discovered, yet no forensic evidence was found to link her to the man accused of her murder, a court heard.

Man accused of murder was 'tense and cagey'

1:40pm Thursday 13th May 2010

"Tense" and "cagey" - these are the words a policeman used to describe the behaviour of the man accused of murdering Saints steward Paula Poolton just days after she disappeared.

Murder accused avoided shaking hand of victim's husband

11:36am Thursday 13th May 2010

THE husband of murdered Saints steward Paula Poolton told a court how the secret lover accused of killing her avoided shaking his hand the day after her disappearance.

Murder accused 'ran into work' night victim vanished

1:04pm Tuesday 11th May 2010

THE man accused of murdering his secret lover, Saints steward Paula Poolton, was seen running into work on the night she disappeared, a court has heard.

Jury visits spot where Paula's body was found

1:38pm Monday 10th May 2010

JURORS today visited the spot where Saints steward Paula Paulton was found stabbed to death in the boot of her car.

Murder victim 'looked at houses' with alleged killer

9:55am Saturday 8th May 2010

JURORS heard how Paula Poolton regularly met up with her lover at a gym and went looking for houses with him in the days before he was accused of murdering her.

Man on trial accused of Paula murder

11:06am Tuesday 4th May 2010

A HAMPSHIRE man will stand trial today charged with the murder of Saints steward Paula Poolton.

Man denies Paula Poolton murder

11:00am Monday 19th October 2009

A ROYAL Mail worker this morning denied murdering former Saints steward Paula Poolton.

Paula accused appears in court

10:52am Tuesday 7th July 2009

THE man accused of the murder of Paula Poolton today made a brief appearance at Winchester Crown Court.

Book of condolence for Paula Poolton

10:06am Thursday 30th October 2008

The Daily Echo has opened a book of condolence for Paula Poolton the popular steward at Southampton Football Club.

Murder hunt after missing Paula's body found

9:10am Wednesday 29th October 2008

A murder hunt continued in Hampshire today after the body was discovered of a missing woman.

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