An artist wept in court today as she admitted murdering her parents five years ago.
Virginia McCullough, 36, killed John, 74, and Lois, 75, at their home in Chelmsford, Essex, between June 17 and June 20, 2019.
SHE HID THE DEAD BODIES
After killing them, McCullough concealed their bodies in the house continued to live there until she was arrested last September.
To cover her tracks, she repeatedly lied about their whereabouts, telling doctors and relatives her parents were unwell or were away on lengthy holidays.
McCullough was arrested on September 13 last year after her parents’ bodies were found in a top-floor bedroom at their three-storey house in Pump Hill.
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COURT HEARD
An inquest opening has heard Lois died from ‘stab wounds to the chest’ while John’s cause of death was ‘pending further investigation’.
Mr McCullough, a former lecturer at Chelmsford College of Further Education, and Lois are believed to have had four daughters, with Virginia being the youngest.
McCullough admitted murdering John and Lois McCullough when she appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court Thursday.
