'Our Kerry was a human being... how could they do that to her body?'
09.11.2023 - 17:45
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The family of a mum whose body was dumped 'like rubbish' by a callous couple who found her dead have spoken of their heartbreak. Kerry Newman, 40, was discovered lifeless at a flat in Rochdale by 'evil' couple Melanie Bullen and Robert Halliwell.
They had been taking drugs together. The couple woke up to find her dead, before they moved her body, 'dragging her face down through the mud' and leaving her in an alley beside Ashfield Valley Primary School and the Sandbrook Retail Park.
After being left at around 2am, Kerry was later discovered partially-clothed by a member of the public at 4.50am on July 17. Minshull Street Crown Court heard Bullen and Halliwell claimed they 'panicked' after finding Kerry dead on July 15.
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They agreed to move her body the next day, bundling her into Halliwell's car and driving half a mile before dragging her to the footpath in the early hours of July 17. The pair admitted perverting the course of justice and were jailed for two years apiece.
Kerry's loved ones have now spoken in the wake of the harrowing court process. Cousin Sian Dunn told the Manchester Evening News the family has 'unresolved questions' over Kerry's death and have been left 'exhausted, but not defeated' by the police investigation.
They hope an inquest in front of a coroner will give them answers. Kerry, nicknamed Minnie by her loved ones due to her love of Minnie Mouse, was remembered as a 'vibrant and beautiful' mum with a smile that would 'light up the room'.
"It's been so difficult," Sian said. "We have a list of unresolved