, Culea said he planned to search the couple's home for cash after overhearing two strangers talking about a "wealthy house" in the village.
A pathologist said she died due to a combination of head injuries and airway obstruction, and either of these could have been sufficient to kill her. She was likely to have survived for at least an hour after being attacked. His injuries could have been fatal if he had not received medical help. He had been diagnosed with cancer before being attacked, and died from this on 29 August.Police traced Culea from a cap they found at the scene, which contained traces of his DNA."We finally had a name and a face that would allow us to really focus in our investigations."
However, for him to be found guilty of murder, the prosecution only had to prove that he intended to cause her grievous bodily harm.Body-worn video footage showed Culea being arrested at his home in Church Warsop He had previously been chairman of Bolsover District Council and was still a councillor for Shirebrook Town Council when he was attacked.
"He needed protection and it weren't there for him," said Mr Fritchley, who said the attacks had frightened people in the area.