David Newton Sentenced for 2013 Murder of Una Crown

David Newton, a 70-year-old former boxer, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown, which occurred in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in 2013. Initially, the police did not treat her death as suspicious, leading to a delay in the investigation. However, a DNA breakthrough from samples taken from Crown's fingernails led to Newton's conviction. The case was revisited using advanced DNA testing techniques that were unavailable in 2013, which linked Newton to the crime scene. Newton, who was found guilty by a jury, must serve at least 21 years in prison. The Cambridgeshire Police have apologized for the initial investigative errors, and the conviction provides Crown's family with long-awaited closure.