• Otmani called Bernard Beddoe to the flat; a young boy (presumably Otmani’s elder child) heard Shaun screaming to be let go.​

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• Otmani smothered Shaun with a plastic bag, ensuring he could not breathe.​

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• After the murder, Otmani and Beddoe wrapped Shaun's body in tarpaulin and placed it in a plastic packing case.

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• They deposited the body in a green wheelie bin, laid horizontally in her bedroom, covered with clothing and blankets.

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• The body remained concealed in the bin for 11 days.

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• Otmani misled people about Shaun’s whereabouts, claiming he had left her. She sold Shaun’s car and phone to avoid suspicion.

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• Keith Jones, Otmani’s boyfriend, reported the crime after Otmani confided in him about the murder and showed him the body.

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• Police conducted an initial search but failed to find the body.

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• During a secondary search, Shaun’s decomposing body was found in the wheelie bin, sealed with adhesive tape.

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• Due to the decomposition, no positive cause of death could be established pathologically.

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• No toxicology was possible to confirm the substance used to sedate Shaun.

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• Karen Otmani was charged with the murder of Shaun Corey.

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• Bernard Beddoe was initially tried for murder and manslaughter but was later charged with assisting an offender.

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• The prosecution’s case highlighted the premeditated nature of the crime, including Otmani’s planning and attempts to test sedatives.

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• Evidence included testimony from Keith Jones, forensic evidence, and Otmani’s own admission.

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• Otmani was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years.

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• Family condemned Otmani’s lies and expressed their devastation over Shaun’s murder.

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• Remembered Shaun as a loving and gentle person who was a devoted father and family man.