In 2017, Stephen Anthony Searle,[1] a UK Independence Party (UKIP) general election candidate and recent member of Suffolk County Council, murdered his wife[2] and told police "I’ve been a very naughty boy".
Searle fatally asphyxiated his wife, Anne Searle, after she caught him having an affair with their son's girlfriend. He was convicted of her murder in July 2018, jailed for life and must serve 14 years.[3]
He was a UKIP councillor at Suffolk County Council from May 2013 to May 2017[4] and a general election candidate in June 2017.[1][2]
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