The opening lines of the murder trial were as chilling as the killing itself.
‘The last minutes of Becky Bliefnick’s life were not spent surrounded by family, friends and loved ones,’ said prosecutor Josh Jones.
‘The last minutes of Becky Bliefnick’s life were not spent in the warm embrace of her three children.
‘The last minutes of Becky Bliefnick’s life were not spent in love, and compassion, and tenderness.
‘No, the last minutes of Becky’s life were spent in fear, and pain, and terror as she lay on the cold, grey tiles of her bathroom floor, slowly bleeding to death.’
Just after midnight on 23 February 2023, Becky, a 41-year-old nurse, had locked herself in
