A twisted husband who murdered his pregnant wife shamelessly questioned a coroner during an inquest that finally shed new light on the mother’s death.

Fresh details about the injuries Debbie Griggs suffered, the former nurse’s final moments and items found in the water butt containing her body have emerged more than 20 years after she was killed.

Andrew Griggs denied any involvement for two decades before he was convicted in 2019 of the 34-year-old’s murder at the family home in Cross Road, Deal.

Kent Police’s cold case team launched a full review into her disappearance, even though her remains had not been found at the time of his trial. He received a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years.

In October 2022, specialist officers acting on a tip-off excavated the back garden of a

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