Smirking man told police 'I've done something silly' but the truth was much darkerAndrew Flood murdered two elderly women and robbed another in her own home. ‌Flood was seen on camera smiling outside the bookies' shop after Ms Leyland on the day of the murder. ‌Ms Leyland was found in the downstairs bedroom of her house on Birch Street. A medical expert found Ms Biddolph had been "probably strangled from behind" with a mobile phone charging wire. "The families of Mrs Leyland and Mrs Biddolph have both suffered enormously and I hope that with this sentencing they can finally feel some sense of solace."

Source: Daily Mirror February 22, 2026 14:04 UTC