The mother of a beautician who was murdered in her own home by a former partner hopes her killer endures the 'darkest parts of hell'.
Melissa Belshaw, 32, from Wigan, was stabbed to death in a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled attack at her home in May 2019 at the hands of Andrew Wadsworth.
His vicious assault was carried out in front of his victim’s teenage daughter.
Speaking as Wadsworth completes his first year of a life sentence after being convicted of Melissa’s murder and the attempted murder of a heroic neighbour, Melissa’s mum Jean Mulvaney said she hoped he “rots in jail”.
The 37-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum of 32 years in December 2020.
He was apprehended by police just moments after the murder took place.
Jean was forced to listen as the attack unfolded after her granddaughter had called her for help.
Speaking to the ECHO , Jean said the killer’s name was a banned word in her house.
She explained: “I hope he rots in jail and he needs to go to the deepest, darkest parts of hell.
“I never knew what hate was until all of this occurred. I never knew what hate meant, but I do now.
“I hope he never sees the light of day again… he took away everything from us.”
She was then made to endure a trial as shameless Wadsworth - who Jean described as “the devil itself” - peddled 'lie after lie' to cover up his terrible attack.
Jurors at Manchester Crown Court refused to fall for his claims.
The former mixed martial arts fighter had initially appeared to be a “real gentlemen” before “vanishing” because, Melissa later discovered, he had been in prison for a violent burglary.
Melissa continued to see Wadsworth, believing he had turned over a new leaf but Jean objected and banned him from her home.
However, Melissa had ended the relationship when Wadsworth killed her at her Upholland Road home before chasing and stabbing a neighbour who attended the scene to check on the 32-year-old and her daughter.
As domestic incidents typically increase over Christmas and New Year, Jean urged anyone who did not feel safe in their relationship to take action.
She said: “They need to get out, they need to seek help as soon as possible.”
Jean added the past 18 months had been “very hard”, and that she had not decorated her home for the second consecutive Christmas.
But she said she does everything she can to keep her daughter’s “beautiful soul” alive.
Jean said her home is a shrine to Melissa, whose grave she decorated with a wreath as loved ones paid tribute over Christmas.
She said: “I have pictures of her everywhere in the house. I speak to her every morning. As long as I am living her name will stay alive. She was a beautiful soul, inside and out.
“Her memory will never be forgotten.”
