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Matthew Dresch

'Loving and caring' mum killed in bondage game after partner fell asleep

This is the first picture of a 'loving and caring mother' who was killed in a bondage game gone wrong after her partner fell asleep.

Warren Martin Coulton, 52, tied up his partner Claire Wright, 38, in Herons Lake Retreat near Caerwys in July 2018, NorthWalesLive reports.

Ms Wright suffocated after Coulton, who had consumed a cocktail of drink and drugs, fell asleep in the park while she was still restrained.

When Coulton, from Baildon, West Yorkshire, awoke he found his partner was dead and fled the scene, with staff at the retreat later discovering her body.

It was subsequently determined she had died from asphyxia.

(DAILY POST WALES)

On Wednesday, a jury at Mold Crown Court found Coulton guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of mum-of-two Claire.

The judge Mr Justice Simon Picken sentenced Coulton, of Buck Lane, Baildon, near Bradford, to six years in prison for the crime.

In a statement released after the verdict, detective constable Lee Harshey-Jones, of North Wales Police, said: "This was a tragic and needless death of a woman described by her friends and family as being a loving and caring mother.

"Coulton had a responsibility to look after Claire’s welfare and he failed to do so with tragic consequences.

"It was Coulton’s failure and lack of care towards Claire which ultimately led to her untimely death.

(Daily Post Wales)

"Today the court has recognised this failure, and he has been sentenced having been found guilty of manslaughter with gross negligence.

"I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Claire.

"Incidents of this nature are very rare in North Wales.

"Today’s verdict demonstrates that we will leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators of such crimes to justice."

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