Domestic abuse charity slams 12-year sentence handed to man who butchered wife in Stockport as 'a message that they can get away with murder'

01.04.2021 - 10:19

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A domestic abuse charity has slammed a 12 year jail sentence given to a man after he killed and dismembered his wife.

Thomas McCann, 49, attacked Yvonne McCann after an argument at their home in Brinnington, Stockport last year. Parts of the mother's body were later found by dog walkers days at nearby Reddish Vale Country Park.

McCann was jailed for life on Tuesday, with a minimum sentence of 13 years and four months, less time served in custody - meaning a term of 12 years and 182 days.

The sentence has been viewed by some as too lenient given the brutal circumstances of Ms McCann's death. Salford Survivor Project, a domestic abuse

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Domestic abuse charity slams 12-year sentence handed to man who butchered wife in Stockport as 'a message that they can get away with murder'

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