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Love Triangle Turns Deadly: Woman Sentenced for Murder

4/16/2025

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In a shocking love triangle gone wrong, Coleen Campbell brutally attacked Niamh Wasik with a hammer on June 29, 2022, in Ashton-under-Lyne. Just days later, she played a chilling role in the torture and murder of her ex-husband, Thomas Campbell. For her heinous acts, she was sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter and an additional 18 months for the assault.

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In a shocking love triangle gone wrong, Coleen Campbell brutally attacked Niamh Wasik with a hammer on June 29, 2022, in Ashton-under-Lyne. Just days later, she played a chilling role in the torture and murder of her ex-husband, Thomas Campbell. For her heinous acts, she was sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter and an additional 18 months for the assault.