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Gracie Spinks unlawfully killed by man she reported for stalking, jury concludes

Gracie Spinks was unlawfully killed by the man she had reported for stalking, an inquest jury has unanimously concluded. Ms Spinks, 23, was fatally stabbed by 35-year-old Michael Sellers as she tended to her horse at Blue Lodge Farm in Duckmanton, ...

16 Nov 2023 at 14:59

Sergeant who closed stalking probe admits ‘errors’ before Gracie Spinks killing

The sergeant who closed the stalking investigation concerning a man believed to have fatally stabbed Gracie Spinks four months later admitted the crime report he used to make that decision was “not very good”, an inquest has heard. Ms Spinks, 23, ...

06 Nov 2023 at 13:37

Family member ‘saw knives in bedroom’ of man suspected of killing Gracie Spinks

A family member of Michael Sellers saw knives in his bedroom months before he is believed to have killed Gracie Spinks, an inquest has heard. The knives were spotted on the floor of Sellers’ bedroom at the family home in Sheffield in April 2021 ...

10 Nov 2023 at 15:23

Gracie Spinks ‘anxious and scared’ by ‘creepy’ colleague’s actions, inquest told

Gracie Spinks described feeling “anxious and scared” by the actions of her colleague Michael Sellers in a complaint to their workplace months before he is believed to have stabbed her to death and then taken his own life. A complaint Gracie, ...

10 Nov 2023 at 13:35

Pc ‘thought bag of weapons found month before killing were props or tools’

A police officer who attended a call about a bag of weapons found a month before a young woman was stabbed to death did not consider they may be related to crime and instead thought they may have been theatre props or woodwork tools, an ...

08 Nov 2023 at 11:32

Dad of Gracie Spinks learned about bag of weapons on Facebook, inquest hears

The father of Gracie Spinks said it was “devastating” to find out on the day his daughter was stabbed to death that a rucksack full of weapons had been found nearby the month before. In a statement read out at the inquest into the ...

10 Nov 2023 at 15:41

Family in tears as senior policeman apologises over death of Gracie Spinks

The family of Gracie Spinks wiped away tears as a senior police officer told them he is “truly sorry” for the young woman’s death. Detective Superintendent Darren De’ath, who leads Derbyshire Constabulary’s public protection team,...

09 Nov 2023 at 16:26

Detective says weapons found before Gracie Spinks death ‘clearly a concern’

A detective chief inspector told an inquest that “no one” who saw the contents of a rucksack found weeks before the death of a young woman could “reasonably argue they were not weapons that could cause serious harm”. Detective ...

09 Nov 2023 at 12:42

Eight women harassed by man before he ‘stabbed woman to death’, inquest told

Eight women had been harassed by a man before he is believed to have fatally stabbed a woman with whom he had become “obsessed”, an inquest has heard. Gracie Spinks, 23, died on the morning of June 18 2021 from 10 stab wounds ...

31 Oct 2023 at 14:34

Woman believed to have been fatally stabbed by man she reported for stalking

A young woman is believed to have been fatally stabbed by a former colleague after he became “obsessed” with her despite stalking concerns being raised with police, an inquest jury has heard. Gracie Spinks, 23, died on the ...

30 Oct 2023 at 15:20

Man suspected of killing Gracie Spinks ‘deemed low risk by police over stalking’

The man believed to have fatally stabbed Gracie Spinks was deemed low risk by police when she reported him for stalking months earlier, her inquest has heard. Ms Spinks, 23, reported Michael Sellers to Derbyshire Police ...

02 Nov 2023 at 13:28

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