Bus driver gets 14 years for strangling wife who mocked his performance

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A bus driver who strangled his wife to death after she taunted him about his sexual performance has been jailed for at least 14 years. Keith Bettison, 73, murdered 48-year-old Ildiko Bettison after tormenting her with a ‘squeaky voice’ like Mr Punch at their home in Ranyard Close, Chessington, Surrey. The couple were ‘big drinkers’ and their relationship had been deteriorating after Bettison lost his job, the Old Bailey heard. He had been sacked for gross misconduct for crashing a…

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