Murder of Lynsey Quy

Murder of Lynsey Quy
Stamford Road, Birkdale, Southport
Born
England
Disappeared16 December 1998
Southport, Lancashire
StatusDiscovered on 8 June 2000
Died15 December 1998 - 5 February 1999
Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire, England
Cause of deathStrangulation
Body discoveredSouthport Pleasureland
CitizenshipBritish

Lynsey Quy (née Wilson) was a 21-year-old British woman from Southport, Lancashire who was murdered on 16 December 1998 by her husband Mitchell Quy. Following her reported disappearance Mitchell Quy pleaded his innocence and was involved in what was a highly publicised missing persons case for 18 months. Her decapitated and dismembered body was discovered in 2000 at Adventure Coast Southport. Mitchell Quy was convicted of the crime and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years in prison.

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