Man found guilty of murdering wife and burning body in Leeds

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A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife and setting the body on fire in Leeds.

Akshar Ali, 27, and his friend Yasmin Ahmed, 27, have been convicted of murdering 26-year-old Sinead Wooding at a house in the Potternewton area before disposing of her body in woods near a lane in Alwoodley.

The jury also found Vicky Briggs, 25, guilty of assisting an offender by helping clean up and burn material after the murder.

The jury is yet to reach verdicts on two other offenders.

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