Overview
- Preston Crown Court on 20 March 2026 sentenced Joanne Maxwell, 44, Liam Donlin, 25, and Amie Clegg, 22, to life in prison with minimum terms of 23, 26, and 20 years.
- Prosecutors said Maxwell orchestrated a revenge attack, Donlin delivered the fatal knife wound to Paul Scott, 37, and Clegg lured the victim to his door and filmed the stabbing.
- Evidence included Donlin’s recorded messages boasting he would attack, kill and chop up those he blamed, filmed footage of the incident, and knives recovered with the victim’s blood.
- The court heard the killing followed months of threats after a family brawl in 2024, with the judge calling Maxwell a “vengeful matriarch” and describing the motive as a trivial perceived slight.
- All three were arrested at the scene after Clegg phoned 999 under a false name, they initially claimed they found Scott injured, and the jury also convicted them of possessing bladed articles.