A man killed his wife by bludgeoning her with a claw hammer and then stabbing her, before burning her body in a woodland.
Akshar Ali, 27, was today found guilty of the murder of 26-year-old Sinead Wooding with his pal Yasmin Ahmed, 27.
A jury at Leeds Crown Court, West Yorkshire unanimously found the pair guilty of murder after five days of deliberations.
The court had previously heard Miss Wooding, a mum of four, was attacked at her home on May 11 2017 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a hammer and had been stabbed six times.
Petite Miss Wooding, who had converted to Islam, had gone back to wearing western clothing when she was brutally murdered.
Her body was kept in a cellar for two days before being transported to woodland north of the city, the court heard.
The body was wrapped in a duvet and trussed up with wire before being doused with petrol.
The smouldering remains were discovered at about 9am on Sunday, May 14 by a group of students who were out for a run in the area.
The jury also unanimously found Vicky Briggs, 25, of Leeds, guilty of assisting an offender by helping clean up and burn material after the murder.
Ali’s mother, Aktahr Bi, 45, was found not guilty of assisting an offender by making arrangements to dispose of Miss Wooding’s corpse.
Ali’s brother, 21-year-old Asin Ali was also found not guilty of assisting an offender by procuring a vehicle and assisting in the disposal and burning of her body.