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Story summary
- North Wales police charged Thomas Matthew Hammond Bell, 38, with murdering pregnant Samantha Natalie Phythian.
- Samantha Phythian was found dead in a burning van on Gas Works Lane, 4 October 2026.
- A post-mortem confirmed Phythian was pregnant at death.
- Judge Geraint Walters said evidence suggests she was alive when the fire started.
- Detective Chief Inspector Zoie Dunkerley urged the public to avoid rumors that could affect the case.