Poor Collette murdered by her cold-blooded swine of a husband. Well done, the investigation team and the public in helping solve this murder. Her loving, heartbroken mum and family are still suffering.
Could we have some warm words of thanks for all the members of the public, who were not afraid to speak up or get involved. You don't find that often enough. Bless all of you and all the victims of this tragedy.
And losing a child is so incredibly painful. I lost my oldest son 4 years ago just 3 days before his 54th birthday…he was also born in 1965. So smart, such a wonderful person. My son’s name was also Richard….James Richard. He worked his way through college, became a CPA immediately after college. His death is still an open homicide investigation. He owned his own accounting firm in Allen, Texas. I miss him so very, very much.
@IwasBlueb4 I've watched a lot of crime programmes from the USA, and I noticed a lot of them the wife or husband was murdered for a huge insurance policy payout.
Robbed her parents of their child, a parents' heart-break💔💔 talk from experience, lost my sister last year (not the same manner) but my folks have aged 10x since my sister's passing!!!! Excellent police work. RIP Collette 🙏
I often says, it is good that we can not read each other's inner mind other wise we will all be paranoid of ourselves. One minute I love you darling, next minute I'm at the junction to mow you down. What a world we living in nowadays?????
Where this terrible tragedy happened to Collette is where i am from in Chesterfield Derbyshire. It completely shocked us all, and the shock lingers to this very day. Totally heartbreaking. RIP Collette.
I’m from Brazil and a long time ago my mum took us to visit family in the Uk and your area is the most beautiful I can remember , I’m very sorry to hear this happened to a community that I perceived as so friendly and peaceful when I went to visit. I still remember breakfasts at b&bs very fondly.
Sociopaths are Sleepers. Going along like Chris Watts, appearing to be invested in his marriage & family, til something better comes along in their eyes. Then it's cut throat. No feeling. No regret. Except getting caught.
I once read somewhere, the phrase " Not all cheaters are sociopaths , but all sociopaths are cheaters ." The financial and psychological abuse that is cheating to me though does appear sociopathic , as so many abusive elements are involved in defrauding a trusting partner.
I keep wondering why insurance companies aren't scrutinized for these large policies on people that never make that much money. I think they are complicit; they get the monthly payments and then when the beneficiary gets arrested, they don't have to pay out- win-win for them. Despicable.
I feel so bad for her family, especially her mother who was left heartbroken 😔 it's stories like this that make me happily single, I don't need a man, just my lovely cat.
I’m single also and the more I see stories like this I’m staying that way!! How can u love someone enough to marry them and then kill them??!! It’s so sad and scary!!!!
I'm a widow. No one could have been kinder or more loving than him. We were together for more than 16 years. There are lots of good, loving men about. Honest!
Thank god for the wonderful witnesses coming forward. What a stupid and unecessary crime this was. Just for greed. Just get divorced and you can all live your lives. Rip Collette and much love to those who loved her.
Blinded by fantasies, and living in the darkness of evil. First it was the secret 'girlfriend', then the money, and finally the killing - that he foolishly thought he could get away with. What an awful tragedy!
With every wedding license...there should be a cautionary amendment.....That if a partner dies prematurely; The spouse will be immediately investigated b4 there is an Insurance Pay-out!!!!
@@rehab5355 The first person the cops look at in a murder is the spouse, then family, friends, workmates, neighbours etc. Strangers are the last ones to suspect. 80% of people knew their killer.
They were saying we shouldn't Bury our children because of the order of things, but of course, parents buried their children all the time in the past, not just in the bible!!
@@errr5863 If you are referring to children dying from natural causes in the bible, then you haven't read the bible. God struck down the first born of both animal and human as punishment to Pharoah not letting the children of Israel, His people go. King Herod ordered the death of all children 2 and under because he feared the savior child. So how is that "natural causes"?
@@charlottebruce979 Yes, I was referencing the bible in order to tell the writer that children have died before their parents for thousands and thousands of years! It is just first recorded in the bible.
They don’t care. As long as customers pay their premiums, they’re not worried about any sinister reasons for getting the insurance. Greed asks no questions.
It doesn't stop the murders. Google Justin Barber who killed his wife on a beach in Florida. There's video documentaries on it. She had a $2 million life policy and and it was payable to him. She knew about the policy, but still went on a lonely beach walk at night. He shot her and pretended it was a random mugging. Similar to this. He has got life in prison, and still says he didn't do it.
@@Suzyfromtheblock. I am sure that the insurance companies have had a cost analysis done and made a financial decision that’s all about maximizing profits.
It is so great to see all institutions working together honestly and sincerely to see that justice is done and the victim's family gets a closure. I am an Indian and am sorry to say that this almost never happens in my country. Bribing and counter-bribing; pilferage, tampering, and destruction of evidence by the investigating agencies themselves; incompetence; and everything that can muck up a case all come together invariably in almost every case so that no one ever gets any justice. Citizens who are hoping for something from the justice system just waste decades of their time, money, energy, and resources getting nothing in the end. This case took under two years; it would not get solved here in 20 years. Here, Christopher would be told that the police had found the car and let him decide what he wanted to do about it: For a little bit of bribe (say 500 Pounds), Chris would be allowed to go burn the vehicle and come back to the police station!!! For a little bit more, police would themselves do it for him!!!
I don’t know what country this is in, I assume England, but the US is the only country in the developed world who gives lifetime sentences with no parole or the death penalty. I agree in this case he should’ve gotten longer.-Susan
@@sarai373The man should have been given life without parole Ridiculously soft sentence - he'll be out by he time he's 60. What will his sons have to say to him then? You murdered our mother for the insurance money so you could impress your girlfriend, SB?
INJUSTICE to the deceased. She could easily have live beyond that sentence on the murderer. How about for life? This law OUGHT TO BE CHANGED. This justice system has more leniency to the murderer than being murdered. What kinda of mentality is that? Sicko!!
I can't understand the family's utter disbelief at his guilt. A. The vast majority of crimes of this nature are committed by the spouse & B. He wasn't showing any normal signs of grief, quite the opposite.
What always shocks me about crimes like these, is how often the perpetrators are absolute idiots! In today’s world, with DNA advancements, GPS trackers, cell phone data, and CCTV and/or private security cameras everywhere, how could one think they’ll get away with murder…especially murdering a spouse? Even worse, it’s insane how often these monsters fail to get rid of incriminating evidence, which ties them directly to their crime!
Exactly. Did he think the police would ask around town for a few hours, and then move on to more important matters, allowing him to enjoy his financial windfall?
A lot of these murderers are narcissistic and believe that they are invincible and that the law can’t touch them. They live in their own world with them as the “stars” and “victim.”
It works in reverse also. I often watch the evening news of a well-known Caribbean island, and it astounds me how many people there appear to get away with murder, either because they are considered physically attractive or are of a high socio-economic status and therefore well-connected. Other times it's gullibility, laziness and/or incompetence on the part of investigators; a heavy case load also adds to it. If a dead male prostitute was found in a politically -connected person's expensive home, then the investigation would stall for years and likely never solved. In one incident just the person posting on social media how distraught he was was about the death of a group of family members was enough for him to walk free, despite the fact that his account of what happened would change depending on what turned up, and so he would often backtrack/contradict himself, and the investigators saw nothing suspicious about it.
He could be out.... He should have gotten life. He wqs married to her for years and years....just to hit her with a car?!? He is disgusting and despicable
They are, but our police are usually on it. Sadly the courts and police don’t go hand in hand. Thing is they say 25 years thing is most likely he won’t ever get out. Some do after being model prisoner and “rehabilitation” apparently but I believe it should be life like US
Very sad indeed… I ll never understand why the name of the monster who killed her is written on her grave…I ve seen this so many times..,It s not fair, is it? RIP Colette❤ My heart goes to her family and friends ❤
So sad. RIP Colette. Prayers for her family. A good woman killed by a greedy unfaithful man. Heartless sod. Thank you, police, and public for excellent working together to get Colette justice. Solved in 72 hrs? Amazing. Thank you all. Glad he confessed, (her family would still be defending him) but doesn't it give him automatic 1/3 off of the 25 yrs?
Heartbreaking. The mother of Collette pulled tears from my eyes. I felt her heartbreak. The husband was unbelievably selfish and callous. He destroyed that family. I hope he suffers with a life without parole sentence. What about their children. Unbelievable!
Amazing witnesses, without them he could have quite easily got away with murder. The police were on the ball, brilliant police work. Then again 25years for premeditated murder. Should have been a life term. God bless Colette's children and family RIP 🙏🏻❤️🌹❤️🙏🏻
A great job well done by the Derbyshire Police and I give a huge thank you to the witnesses that came forward with information. Another EVIL with a capital D - DEVIL of a man. RIP Collette and much love and prayers to her family.
Kudos to the police, sad case, what an evil greedy bas&a*d, never understand why people want more and more, when they have it all. RIP Collette, I hope your family and children find some peace and comfort 💔🧡💙
If the instructions of the solicitor are to answer "no comment" to any question, follow those instructions! If you're already under arrest everything you say can be used against you, so don't say anything! If the matter proceeds to court, defence counsel will present your case. How many actual innocent people were naive enough to believe that the truth would keep them out of prison.
As she said no mother expects a child to leave this world before them. I know that feeling very well. What a wicked man, planning his loving wife's death while living a normal life with her. My heart really goes out to her family as not only did they have to deal with grief of losing Collette they also had to grieve the loss of who they thought was a wonderful husband to Collette
Spoiler Well done to law enforcement & the community for working together to solve this one so quickly! The husband, did he seriously think he could get away with it?? What a clown! May Dear Collette Rest in Peace xxx
My sincere condolences and prayers for Collette family and friends. Her mom’s heartbreak, I could really feel her pain. I pray her heartbreak will heal. RIP Collette🕊️✝️
At the end where the mum says "nobody knows what it's like to bury their child", it made me break down because it's the hardest thing anyone could ever go through. I lost my daughter and it's killed me. I've been through alot in life but losing my daughter is the worst and I feel this mother's pain
My heart goes out to you. I think that losing a child is every loving parents worst nightmare. I hope that you have been able to hold tightly to the good memories of your daughter.
I noticed when he kissed her at the altar he kept his arms down by his sides. The mountain biking officer was so respectful when speaking about where Colette came to rest. What I don't understand though is why out of the 66 vehicles in the area they didn't spot the one registered to Chris Daffin? RIP Colette x
What sick people we have in this world, devastating to us readers, my heart goes out to her family, you just wouldn't want to believe your son in law was to blame, so very sad 😢
Nothing can justify murdering anyone. But can you even begin to imagine that the person you have lived with for 16 years and share two children with is the one that ends your life so brutally? So ghastly. Heart wrenching.
Judges have guidelines. The judge gave him the near max that was allowed by law. Do you understand the judges have to follow the laws of the land? There will be a range In sentencing guidelines. He gave him almost the absolute max.
@@jacquelynskye295 i understand, but like you said " he gave him near the max and he gave him almost the absolute max", he should have given the max period not almost or near the max. You have a almost good day.🙂
Evil man, after 16 years of marriage and his affair , he then falsifies an insurance policy in her name and then runs her down and kills her. Her family did not believe he could do such a thing to their daughter, how wrong they were. Such a lovely family and Colettes poor mother my heart broke for her. I have a grown-up daughter and understand what her mum means by her daughter and best friend. I hope he rots in hell and I hope Colettes family eventually find some peace.
Bless you Collette's mother, I was a social worker in Chesterfield and my son was born there, so I know the area well. May your beautiful daughter rest in peace. Too bad there isn't a death penalty is all I can say for that lowlife.
She was lucky to have lived 16 years after marriage because there was another case in England where the wife was murdered by the husband a few months after marriage.
This is so sad heart breaking.. The love of money is the root of all evil.. That is in the bible.. I have two son's I couldn't imagine if something like this happened two one of them at all.. Seeing mother cry just broke my heart for her.. God bless this family in your name Jesus Christ our Lord King and Savior the King of all Glory!! Amen... 🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌
So sad, done out of pure greed. He was an abuser, a financial abuser, and they are capable of anything. Sometimes it’s worse because they are so secretive and calculating. So sorry for her family, it’s destroys your trust in people.
The Death Penalty is all about Revenge and not Punishment, glad we dont have it in Europe, its been proven time and time again that the Death Penalty is not a deterrent, the Murder rate in Florida for example is a national disgrace, just like Ron Desantis. 😒
@@andream2110 the thing is that if you take the life of someone premeditated and in such a cruel way, you don’t deserve to live. Now, remember , America is a huge country, almost the size of Western Europe. So yes, you will hear in the news more about this type of murders.
a life for a life, we are a soft country on murderers… the punishment should fit the crime.. he took his wifes life away prematurely, why should he still be able to get out of prison and carry on…i do have empathy but not for killers with premeditated plots.
I’m really impressed with the members of the community that came forward and helped solve the crime with lightning speed.
Poor Collette murdered by her cold-blooded swine of a husband. Well done, the investigation team and the public in helping solve this murder. Her loving, heartbroken mum and family are still suffering.
Could we have some warm words of thanks for all the members of the public, who were not afraid to speak up or get involved. You don't find that often enough. Bless all of you and all the victims of this tragedy.
it's just this time that people don't want to get involved, especially if it is about other people's welfare. 😢
I agree. God Bless all of them!
- Who is "we " ?!
- "God bless them all " ?! He really did , didn't he ?
@TNT-km2eg Count me in too...I for one definitely belong to the 'we' here.
Well said, thanks to all.🙏
And losing a child is so incredibly painful. I lost my oldest son 4 years ago just 3 days before his 54th birthday…he was also born in 1965. So smart, such a wonderful person. My son’s name was also Richard….James Richard. He worked his way through college, became a CPA immediately after college. His death is still an open homicide investigation. He owned his own accounting firm in Allen, Texas. I miss him so very, very much.
So sorry for your loss and praying your child’s murder will be solved soon .
So sorry, wishing you peace
So very sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Nothing worse than losing a child, but not knowing makes it so much worse.
Love to you. 💕
I don’t think he could have ever been a nice person. To have that in you to kill your wife for money is just evil.
It was never there,wicked sob 😡
Big time
v common in usa
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@IwasBlueb4 I've watched a lot of crime programmes from the USA, and I noticed a lot of them the wife or husband was murdered for a huge insurance policy payout.
Robbed her parents of their child, a parents' heart-break💔💔 talk from experience, lost my sister last year (not the same manner) but my folks have aged 10x since my sister's passing!!!! Excellent police work. RIP Collette 🙏
I'm so sorry for your loss.😢
@@pattjer thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼
My heart is broken for Colette’s mom. I cannot imagine losing one of my children and the pain it would cause. I was crying with her.
Yes the poor woman is absolutely heartbroken, bless her.x
I often says, it is good that we can not read each other's inner mind other wise we will all be paranoid of ourselves. One minute I love you darling, next minute
I'm at the junction to mow you down. What a world we living in nowadays?????
@@lizakwa4289 Come in this has been going on for years not just "nowadays"
My heart goes out to all parents who bury a child. Time doesn't make the grief any less, it just helps us to carry it better.
So true 😢
Where this terrible tragedy happened to Collette is where i am from in Chesterfield Derbyshire. It completely shocked us all, and the shock lingers to this very day. Totally heartbreaking. RIP Collette.
I’m from Brazil and a long time ago my mum took us to visit family in the Uk and your area is the most beautiful I can remember , I’m very sorry to hear this happened to a community that I perceived as so friendly and peaceful when I went to visit. I still remember breakfasts at b&bs very fondly.
I was born and brought up in Chesterfield, for me the best town and county in the world, with the most warm and real people. Praying for the family
The sentences are so lenient! 25 years for murder is not justice IMO.
Its no longer about justice it's about financial costs. To run the prison system is extraordinarly expensive.
Sociopaths are Sleepers. Going along like Chris Watts, appearing to be invested in his marriage & family, til something better comes along in their eyes. Then it's cut throat. No feeling. No regret. Except getting caught.
I once read somewhere, the phrase " Not all cheaters are sociopaths , but all sociopaths are cheaters ." The financial and psychological abuse that is cheating to me though does appear sociopathic , as so many abusive elements are involved in defrauding a trusting partner.
That describes my ex to a t. He broke my heart, my mother's heart and the children's hearts and nesrlywe were all duped by trusting him.
Imagine how her sons feel that their father had killed their mother. Must be the worst feeling ever.
You lose your mother and you forever hate your father.
Ffs stop spoiling it and keep your mouth closed .
It’s always the life insurance policy. That should be the first thing detectives look at if anyone in a marriage dies a suspicious death.
well said. its money or an affair. he did for both reasons.
I keep wondering why insurance companies aren't scrutinized for these large policies on people that never make that much money. I think they are complicit; they get the monthly payments and then when the beneficiary gets arrested, they don't have to pay out- win-win for them. Despicable.
@@user-jy3zl2vp4bthat’s true
very American way of finish a marriage...so sad
25 years for premeditated murder, I can not understand that. May God bless the her family. RIP Colette.
As long as he serves the time and no getting out early.
I feel so bad for her family, especially her mother who was left heartbroken 😔 it's stories like this that make me happily single, I don't need a man, just my lovely cat.
very heartbreaking esp when the Mum was inconsolable! Another single here, happy with my 1-year old Pekingese, he is my life😍love from South Africa!
Another grateful single here, no fur family yet. Retire in a couple of years, fingers crossed, then I will find my furry companion.
I’m single also and the more I see stories like this I’m staying that way!! How can u love someone enough to marry them and then kill them??!! It’s so sad and scary!!!!
Same and have adopted a feral cat. She ignores me most of the time except when she wants to be fed - lol.
I'm a widow. No one could have been kinder or more loving than him. We were together for more than 16 years. There are lots of good, loving men about. Honest!
Narration very well done on such a sad unnecessary death. The police were fabulous.
Yes but I couldn"t understand the Mum.accent too local .
Thank god for the wonderful witnesses coming forward. What a stupid and unecessary crime this was. Just for greed. Just get divorced and you can all live your lives. Rip Collette and much love to those who loved her.
They don’t want to get divorce, because they want to collect the life insurance.
Blinded by fantasies, and living in the darkness of evil. First it was the secret 'girlfriend', then the money, and finally the killing - that he foolishly thought he could get away with. What an awful tragedy!
With every wedding license...there should be a cautionary amendment.....That if a partner dies prematurely; The spouse will be immediately investigated b4 there is an Insurance Pay-out!!!!
He probably could have gotten away with it if he hadn't raised red flags by being so cold after she died. 😢
@@rehab5355 The first person the cops look at in a murder is the spouse, then family, friends, workmates, neighbours etc. Strangers are the last ones to suspect. 80% of people knew their killer.
How on earth did he think he could get away with this?? .. he literally got arrested 7 hours after mowing her down 🙄
No parent should have to bury a child.EVER! RIP Colette...you were loved!
That is utterly ridiculous. In the bible, parents buried their children quite often, so why not now?
They were saying we shouldn't Bury our children because of the order of things, but of course, parents buried their children all the time in the past, not just in the bible!!
@@WindDancer435 Mostly of natural causes though
@@errr5863 If you are referring to children dying from natural causes in the bible, then you haven't read the bible. God struck down the first born of both animal and human as punishment to Pharoah not letting the children of Israel, His people go.
King Herod ordered the death of all children 2 and under because he feared the savior child. So how is that "natural causes"?
@@charlottebruce979 Yes, I was referencing the bible in order to tell the writer that children have died before their parents for thousands and thousands of years! It is just first recorded in the bible.
Our “Family Liaison Officers” when my brother died were wonderful! They made an unbearable situation easier to endure.
Peace and blessings to you. 🥲♥️
So sorry for your loss I’m glad it was handled with sensitivity. May your Brother R.I.P bless you all. 💙❤️✨✨
Insurance companies should personally meet the person who is supposed to have taken the life insurance policy and should verify their identity.
They don’t care. As long as customers pay their premiums, they’re not worried about any sinister reasons for getting the insurance. Greed asks no questions.
It doesn't stop the murders. Google Justin Barber who killed his wife on a beach in Florida. There's video documentaries on it. She had a $2 million life policy and and it was payable to him. She knew about the policy, but still went on a lonely beach walk at night. He shot her and pretended it was a random mugging. Similar to this. He has got life in prison, and still says he didn't do it.
@@DaniHMcVthey do if they have to pay out then it’s a big enquirey
@@Suzyfromtheblock. I am sure that the insurance companies have had a cost analysis done and made a financial decision that’s all about maximizing profits.
Some countries, like Germany, do require you to show up in person for signing life insurance policies.
Her poor mother , such a loving person . Truly heart / breaking to see the legacy of grief he left
Oh, it just breaks your heart, the love they had, working together as well. So sad. 😢
It is so great to see all institutions working together honestly and sincerely to see that justice is done and the victim's family gets a closure. I am an Indian and am sorry to say that this almost never happens in my country. Bribing and counter-bribing; pilferage, tampering, and destruction of evidence by the investigating agencies themselves; incompetence; and everything that can muck up a case all come together invariably in almost every case so that no one ever gets any justice. Citizens who are hoping for something from the justice system just waste decades of their time, money, energy, and resources getting nothing in the end. This case took under two years; it would not get solved here in 20 years. Here, Christopher would be told that the police had found the car and let him decide what he wanted to do about it: For a little bit of bribe (say 500 Pounds), Chris would be allowed to go burn the vehicle and come back to the police station!!! For a little bit more, police would themselves do it for him!!!
25 years for PREMEDITATED murder... that's a slap on the wrist!
I doubt he will do the full sentence, would not be surprised if he is out by now, poor Mum
I don’t know what country this is in, I assume England, but the US is the only country in the developed world who gives lifetime sentences with no parole or the death penalty. I agree in this case he should’ve gotten longer.-Susan
That’s totally disgusting. I believe in no parole. He’ll get out and live his life.
How terrible for her family.
in UK 25 years is already plenty .
This police department did an excellent job 👏 👌
Proud of them, they wasted no time. Excellent work.
@@sarai373The man should have been given life without parole Ridiculously soft sentence - he'll be out by he time he's 60. What will his sons have to say to him then? You murdered our mother for the insurance money so you could impress your girlfriend, SB?
Such a senseless killing. Colette never really knew the man she was married to. I’m so sorry for the family.
I bet she suspected at times how low down he is.
Well done for great police work, I don't say it often in a lot of cases, so I think it's important to say they did a great job!
I agree.
INJUSTICE to the deceased. She could easily have live beyond that sentence on the murderer. How about for life? This law OUGHT TO BE CHANGED.
This justice system has more leniency to the murderer than being murdered. What kinda of mentality is that? Sicko!!
Amazing job by the police for not delaying the arrest of this murderer. But the 25 years imprisonment is a joke, should have been life with no parole.
Are you kidding, a minimum of 2 years is an excellent sentence. Many of these sort of crimes the perp will do less than 10
It doesn't make any difference how long the sentence is, it does not work as a deterrent, apparently.
25 years is an absolute disgrace , he should never be released. I don’t understand the law sometimes, the police must feel very disappointed as well.
That's English criminal law working for ya
I can't understand the family's utter disbelief at his guilt. A. The vast majority of crimes of this nature are committed by the spouse & B. He wasn't showing any normal signs of grief, quite the opposite.
Consider that no one would actually WANT to believe that about someone who has been a member of their family for years. Denial is a powerful thing.
What always shocks me about crimes like these, is how often the perpetrators are absolute idiots! In today’s world, with DNA advancements, GPS trackers, cell phone data, and CCTV and/or private security cameras everywhere, how could one think they’ll get away with murder…especially murdering a spouse? Even worse, it’s insane how often these monsters fail to get rid of incriminating evidence, which ties them directly to their crime!
I agree! The sheer stupidity just baffles me
Exactly. Did he think the police would ask around town for a few hours, and then move on to more important matters, allowing him to enjoy his financial windfall?
A lot of these murderers are narcissistic and believe that they are invincible and that the law can’t touch them. They live in their own world with them as the “stars” and “victim.”
It works in reverse also.
I often watch the evening news of a well-known Caribbean island, and it astounds me how many people there appear to get away with murder, either because they are considered physically attractive or are of a high socio-economic status and therefore well-connected. Other times it's gullibility, laziness and/or incompetence on the part of investigators; a heavy case load also adds to it.
If a dead male prostitute was found in a politically -connected person's expensive home, then the investigation would stall for years and likely never solved.
In one incident just the person posting on social media how distraught he was was about the death of a group of family members was enough for him to walk free, despite the fact that his account of what happened would change depending on what turned up, and so he would often backtrack/contradict himself, and the investigators saw nothing suspicious about it.
@@TheDarkDresser Also very true! They either aren’t charged or they can afford the best attorneys to represent them!
Deepest condolences for Colette’s family. Especially her boys who lost a loving mum & dad
They lost a loving Mum their Dad was and is and always will be a monster and the one who took their Mum from them. 😞
He could be out.... He should have gotten life. He wqs married to her for years and years....just to hit her with a car?!? He is disgusting and despicable
The Dad seems so sweet and gentle.
Wow! kudus to that woman who made a right call and arrested him!
Wow UK laws are too lenient 😡 Should be life sentence! That’s horrible for her family knowing he’s gonna be out to live his life eventually 😞
Same in Australia. He should never be released. What a piece of crap he is.
It’s ridiculous.
They are, but our police are usually on it. Sadly the courts and police don’t go hand in hand. Thing is they say 25 years thing is most likely he won’t ever get out. Some do after being model prisoner and “rehabilitation” apparently but I believe it should be life like US
Colette’s parents are wonderful people. I would have been thrilled to have parents like hers. God bless them both❤
Only Twenty-five years for killing your wife ? That is not justice 😢
Just in time to pick up his state pension
Justiceee
That's the (in) justice British system.
It seems like they don't care about the safety of the society 😢
It says a lot that as a British citizen I thought "ooh 25 years a decent sentence for once." 😢
What an evil, wicked man. May her beautiful Soul, rest in peace.. 🙏🌹💜
Very sad indeed…
I ll never understand why the name of the monster who killed her is written on her grave…I ve seen this so many times..,It s not fair, is it?
RIP Colette❤
My heart goes to her family and friends ❤
Really, I would never of thought that ?
I agree 👍 Big time with you
very upsetting the poor mother is broken
Her parents seem so loving.. the pain in the mother’s voice hits hard..
So sad. RIP Colette. Prayers for her family. A good woman killed by a greedy unfaithful man. Heartless sod. Thank you, police, and public for excellent working together to get Colette justice. Solved in 72 hrs? Amazing. Thank you all. Glad he confessed, (her family would still be defending him) but doesn't it give him automatic 1/3 off of the 25 yrs?
Ohh nooo.
No, you get an automatic life sentence if guilty of murder. The 25 yerars is his minimum time he must serve, they just didnt put it that way.
I congratulate the Police 🎉🎉🎉They ve done a wonderful job. EXCELLENT !!!
Peace to Collet peace to Collette and her poor Family..parents and friends.
What an evil thing to do.
Poor Beautiful lady.
Heartbreaking. The mother of Collette pulled tears from my eyes. I felt her heartbreak. The husband was unbelievably selfish and callous. He destroyed that family. I hope he suffers with a life without parole sentence. What about their children. Unbelievable!
I feel such sadness for the family. RIP fine beautiful lady 🌹
Excellent Police Investigation Team work.
Good work Derbyshire constabulary, love for Colette’s mum bless her 😢
So tragic, this poor poor family, how do you get over something like this.. You don't! RIP beautiful lady. ❤️
An Eng.rose. She glowed . Worked hard too. Not like she was a slug or a shrew .
Amazing witnesses, without them he could have quite easily got away with murder. The police were on the ball, brilliant police work. Then again 25years for premeditated murder. Should have been a life term.
God bless Colette's children and family
RIP 🙏🏻❤️🌹❤️🙏🏻
Definitely better off with cat or dog been on my own 10 years completely happy 😇
Totally agree!! This is terrifying!!!
@juliefrith1401 same here I live alone with my Cat and I am so contented and happy.
Agreed! I can happily and certainly say that I will never be killed by my child or my partner - whew! Now, if my chihuahua gets mad….
Not all partners are killers 😅
same 😂
A great job well done by the Derbyshire Police and I give a huge thank you to the witnesses that came forward with information. Another EVIL with a capital D - DEVIL of a man. RIP Collette and much love and prayers to her family.
Well done and thank you for dedication of the police force.❤❤
Kudos to the police, sad case, what an evil greedy bas&a*d, never understand why people want more and more, when they have it all. RIP Collette, I hope your family and children find some peace and comfort 💔🧡💙
You can write the word bastard. This isn’t Facebook.
@@angelam886 TH-cam flags certain words. Although we don't know exactly which ones.
Excellent detective work!
If the instructions of the solicitor are to answer "no comment" to any question, follow those instructions! If you're already under arrest everything you say can be used against you, so don't say anything! If the matter proceeds to court, defence counsel will present your case. How many actual innocent people were naive enough to believe that the truth would keep them out of prison.
As she said no mother expects a child to leave this world before them. I know that feeling very well.
What a wicked man, planning his loving wife's death while living a normal life with her. My heart really goes out to her family as not only did they have to deal with grief of losing Collette they also had to grieve the loss of who they thought was a wonderful husband to Collette
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Well done to law enforcement & the community for working together to solve this one so quickly! The husband, did he seriously think he could get away with it?? What a clown!
May Dear Collette Rest in Peace xxx
This investigation was excellent
My sincere condolences and prayers for Collette family and friends.
Her mom’s heartbreak, I could really feel her pain.
I pray her heartbreak will heal.
RIP Collette🕊️✝️
At the end where the mum says "nobody knows what it's like to bury their child", it made me break down because it's the hardest thing anyone could ever go through. I lost my daughter and it's killed me. I've been through alot in life but losing my daughter is the worst and I feel this mother's pain
My heart goes out to you. I think that losing a child is every loving parents worst nightmare. I hope that you have been able to hold tightly to the good memories of your daughter.
I am so sorry for your loss..
Hope you are better every day
@@evapektas Thank you
@@elishadoyle8191 wish you the best, and that you can be Happy again, you deserve it
I noticed when he kissed her at the altar he kept his arms down by his sides. The mountain biking officer was so respectful when speaking about where Colette came to rest. What I don't understand though is why out of the 66 vehicles in the area they didn't spot the one registered to Chris Daffin? RIP Colette x
Because he bought it under an assumed name and never re-registered it.
What sick people we have in this world, devastating to us readers, my heart goes out to her family, you just wouldn't want to believe your son in law was to blame, so very sad 😢
Nothing can justify murdering anyone. But can you even begin to imagine that the person you have lived with for 16 years and share two children with is the one that ends your life so brutally? So ghastly. Heart wrenching.
He only got 25 years? Goodness. It should have been life.
25 is considered a life sentence I think
25yrs sentence isn’t enough, he should be locked up in prison for life without parole
Same on the judge .
judge have guideline.
Money and third party are the number one roots for evil in couples lives 😢
And fights over custody.
Fantastic and thorough police work.
I can't believe that judge only gave him 25 years, all premeditated
Judges have guidelines. The judge gave him the near max that was allowed by law. Do you understand the judges have to follow the laws of the land? There will be a range In sentencing guidelines. He gave him almost the absolute max.
@@jacquelynskye295 i understand, but like you said " he gave him near the max and he gave him almost the absolute max", he should have given the max period not almost or near the max. You have a almost good day.🙂
The law in the UK is a joke. They really need to change it.
Evil man, after 16 years of marriage and his affair , he then falsifies an insurance policy in her name and then runs her down and kills her. Her family did not believe he could do such a thing to their daughter, how wrong they were. Such a lovely family and Colettes poor mother my heart broke for her. I have a grown-up daughter and understand what her mum means by her daughter and best friend. I hope he rots in hell and I hope Colettes family eventually find some peace.
Anyone else see Mike from “That Chapter” do the life ins. dance after the announcement at the end?
Totally
Bless you Collette's mother, I was a social worker in Chesterfield and my son was born there, so I know the area well. May your beautiful daughter rest in peace. Too bad there isn't a death penalty is all I can say for that lowlife.
Collette’s mother’s grief is heartbreaking.
Why didn’t he just leave her? He had no right to take her life.
Money…….
He wanted the insurance money
@@bee12355 £250,000 , and he’d been unfaithful previously.
The oldest motive ever; money and cheating
He wanted her insurance money...
I heart 💗 breaks 💔😢 for her mother. No one deserves to lose a child to murder. May God 🙏 Almighty continue to send her comfort 😢.
Excellent police work.
What happened to her sons? Hope they can move on from this.
Sweet mother feel her pain 😢
Hope day by day you recover strength to carry on with your life xx
Those police need to be greatly commended for their great work. Tragic case.
Well said
What an injustice 😢😢😢😢😢He was sentenced to prison only for 25 years. 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Excellent police work. R.I.P poor girl.
Saddest story. God bless her family.
She was lucky to have lived 16 years after marriage because there was another case in England where the wife was murdered by the husband a few months after marriage.
I just finished watching that one! Young bride named Mary was killed by her psycho husband, Chris. That guy planned it before he even married her!
I don’t think she was lucky. No one should ever be murdered by their spouse, regardless of how long they have been married.
@@CWebb-yr7vc Never marry a man named Chris.
What's up with the name Christopher? It literally means Christ bearer. They should live up to the name
I'll never understand how someone can say they love someone then attempt to murderthem. Smh
This is so sad heart breaking.. The love of money is the root of all evil.. That is in the bible.. I have two son's I couldn't imagine if something like this happened two one of them at all.. Seeing mother cry just broke my heart for her.. God bless this family in your name Jesus Christ our Lord King and Savior the King of all Glory!! Amen... 🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏🙌
Amen and AMEN!
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GREAT Job Of Investing this crime ❤
Sharp Bunch of Investigators!
So sad, done out of pure greed. He was an abuser, a financial abuser, and they are capable of anything. Sometimes it’s worse because they are so secretive and calculating. So sorry for her family, it’s destroys your trust in people.
Watching shows like this makes me glad I'm single 😂
Thoughts and prayers to Collete's family.
Scary you can be with someone for years and not have a clue who they really are
Only 25 years? Here in Florida, USA, he would have probably gotten the death penalty , if not, life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Same in Canada life= 25 years and criminals are released earlier for good conduct😮
In Ireland its even worse he probably would have only served about 10 years here like every thing in my country its a joke
The Death Penalty is all about Revenge and not Punishment, glad we dont have it in Europe, its been proven time and time again that the Death Penalty is not a deterrent, the Murder rate in Florida for example is a national disgrace, just like Ron Desantis. 😒
Hardly a deterrent is it ?
@@andream2110 the thing is that if you take the life of someone premeditated and in such a cruel way, you don’t deserve to live. Now, remember , America is a huge country, almost the size of Western Europe. So yes, you will hear in the news more about this type of murders.
The British police is awesome!
England has the same damn problem the rest of the countries do.
But, thankfully, on a much SMALLER scale than here in the States. We have something seriously wrong here. And the guns don't help the situation.
What a cruel husband
What a coward! Her poor mother and father are destroyed! Why not just walk out? What a sick guy to go through with this heinous act.
a life for a life, we are a soft country on murderers… the punishment should fit the crime.. he took his wifes life away prematurely, why should he still be able to get out of prison and carry on…i do have empathy but not for killers with premeditated plots.
That is so sad my condolence to the family❤😮❤
It's difficult to trust anyone 😢