Mum-of-four murdered as trio admit LYING to police about horror attack
Glenn Nelson, 39; Yvonne Johnstone, 45; and Lisa Johnstone, 43, will be sentenced after Karen Youdell's death
Three people have pleaded guilty to providing false accounts to the police after a mum-of-four died months following an attack.
Karen Youdell was discovered seriously injured outside a property on Rosebank Road in Newton Heath on July 23, 2023.
The mum-of-four, who was 49 at the time, was airlifted to hospital where she spent the next nine months in a vegetative state. She sadly died, aged 50, on May 8 last year.
Dean Johnstone, 43, has since pleaded guilty to murdering her.
Today, April 28, on the first day of their trial, Glenn Nelson, 39; Yvonne Johnstone, 45; and Lisa Johnstone, 43, each pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, namely producing false accounts of the circumstances whereby Ms Youdell was found having been seriously injured.
During the hearing, administration matters were discussed, with presentence reports requested.
Dean Johnstone, of no fixed address; Yvonne Johnstone, of Amos Street, Moston; Lisa Johnstone and Glenn Nelson, both of Scotland Hall Road, Newton Heath, will be sentenced on June 24.
The three defendants were each granted bail until the next hearing, Dean Johnstone was previously remanded into custody.
Ms Youdell was described by her family as a ‘loving, vibrant and radiant soul’ who ‘loved and cherished life’.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News at the time of her death, Ms Youdell’s daughter, Leanne Youdell said: “She was honestly so energetic and really bright.
“She was just so full of life. She spoke to everyone. She was always a people person and loved being up and about. She always got out as early as she could.
“It’s so surreal, even though it’s real and I watched her pass away. I keep waiting for her to ring me.
“It’s a shock; it happened in an instant – and how it happened. I feel like my life is never going to be the same and people can’t relate.“
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