Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John, 70, with prescription medication, before stabbing her mother Lois, 71, at their home in Chelmsford.
A woman has been jailed after murdering both her parents and living with their bodies in the family home for four years. Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John, 70, with prescription medication, before stabbing her mother Lois, 71, in the chest at their home in Chelmsford, Essex. Their deaths happened sometime in June 2019 - but their bodies were not discovered until 2023 after their GP raised concerns about missed appointments.
' McCullough later told officers where the murder weapon was. Apparently referencing the knife she used to stab her mum, she said: 'It's in the middle underneath the stairs, it will still have blood on it, it's rusted, but it will still have blood traces on it.' Prosecutor Lisa Wilding KC told the court that McCullough 'built a makeshift tomb' for her father, which was 'covered with multiple blankets, and a number of pictures and paintings over the top'.
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