Man Convicted of Murder, Daughter for Aiding Body Disposal
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Man Convicted of Murder, Daughter for Aiding Body Disposal
- John Anslow, 65, was found guilty of murdering 36-year-old Chereiss Bailey, whose body was discovered on October 7 last year.
- Anslow's daughter, Hayley-Marie Ferguson, 42, was convicted of assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial after helping her father dispose of Ms. Bailey's body on September 29 last year.
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John Anslow, a 65-year-old man, has been convicted of the murder of Chereiss Bailey, 36, who was last seen alive on September 27 last year. Ms. Bailey’s body was recovered from the Walsall Canal near Ryders Green Road on October 7. Anslow had met Ms. Bailey in West Bromwich, and she was subjected to a “traumatic assault” at his home that led to her death.
The morning after the murder, Anslow reportedly cancelled his community carers and contacted his daughter, Hayley-Marie Ferguson, 42, for help. Ferguson traveled to her father’s home with paving slabs and assisted in cleaning the property and removing incriminating evidence. Later that evening, after attending a “Peaky Blinders”-themed fancy dress party, Ferguson returned to her father’s address. Together, they placed Ms. Bailey’s body in Anslow’s wheelchair and pushed it to the Walsall Canal, where they dumped her remains, weighted down with paving slabs and a washing line.
Anslow was found guilty of murder after a three-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, having previously admitted to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body. Ferguson was convicted of assisting an offender and preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, though she was not charged in connection with Ms. Bailey’s murder. Both are awaiting sentencing. Detective Inspector Michelle Cordell commented on the “abhorrent actions” of Anslow and Ferguson, noting that Anslow had presented himself as a vulnerable wheelchair user but was, in fact, a violent predator. Ms. Bailey’s family described her as a “much-loved daughter, sister, mother, auntie, granddaughter and friend” with a “huge personality” and a “beautiful heart.”