The 62-year-old mounted a fresh challenge based on claims she was under the coercive control of Colin Howell, who was also convicted of the murders. The Court of Appeal in Belfast denied Stewart ...

Speaking on Wednesday after Hazel Stewart's appeal was turned down, Lesley Howell's family, referring to their mother by her ...

Colin Howell was charged with two counts of murder on February 3, 2009 and that December he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years.

The daughter of Lesley Howell said she has made "initial enquiries" about meeting her mum's killer Hazel Stewart.

Convicted killer Hazel Stewart is causing continued pain with her courtroom efforts to “evade justice”, one of her victim’s families have said.

Hazel Stewart ‘under coercive control’ of lover Colin Howell when respective spouses murdered. Judgment reserved on whether to grant killer leave to appeal sentence of minimum 18 years in prison .

Hazel Stewart is serving a minimum 18 years behind bars for the killing of Constable Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell, the wife of her former lover. | UTV News ...

Howell, a former dentist, pleaded guilty to the murders in 2010. Depression and PTSD. On Friday, the court heard "new evidence" in the case concerning Stewart's mental health at the time of her ...