Overview
- Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday jailed Edwin Morrison for seven years and imposed a 10-year restraining order.
- Morrison tricked his way into Mary Morgan’s Little Hulton home on January 27, strangled her, tied her hands with cable ties, and fled when her hairdresser arrived.
- Police traced his Peugeot on CCTV near the scene and matched his DNA from a swab of the victim’s neck before charging him on January 30.
- He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at his first hearing in March as the judge called his conduct self‑centred and said he would very likely die in custody.
- Defense claims about raising funeral funds and his terminal cancer and depression were undermined by evidence his funeral had been paid months earlier, while the CPS highlighted a swift prosecution within three months and praised the hairdresser’s intervention.