Man found buried in garden died from stab wound to neck - BBC News
A post-mortem examination was carried out on the remains of 42-year-old Nicholas Billingham.
Northamptonshire Police said Nicholas Billingham's remains were found buried in a back garden

A man whose body was discovered buried in a back garden died as a result of a stab wound to the neck, a post-mortem examination has found.

Nicholas Billingham, 42, was found at a house in Moore Street, in the Kingsley area of Northampton, last week.

Fiona Beal, 48, who was arrested at a hotel in Cumbria on 16 March, is accused of killing him between 30 October and 10 November last year.

She will appear at Northampton Crown Court for a hearing on 19 April.

Ms Beal, a teacher at Eastfield Academy primary school in Northampton, has been remanded in custody.

Mr Billingham's remains were taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary, where a Home Office pathologist conducted the post-mortem examination, Northamptonshire Police said.

His body was discovered following a three-day search involving forensic officers, specialist search teams and a cadaver dog.

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