A window cleaner from north London who tried to hire a hitman to kill his wife when his attempts to poison her failed has been jailed for six years. Graeme Dust, 46, of Holmwood Road, Enfield, was introduced to a man who was actually an undercover policeman, the Old Bailey heard. He admitted soliciting the murder of wife Nina, 46, who was in the public gallery when he was sentenced. She has forgiven her husband and now wants him back, the court was told.
Dust also pleaded guilty to administering poison to her, through adding sleeping tablets to tea and hot chocolate. He denied attempted murder, and this was accepted by the prosecution. Bitter taste Dust had an affair when his 20-year marriage suffered problems, the court heard. On separate occasions he added something to his wife's tea and asked her to drink a pink liquid, before putting sleeping tablets in her hot chocolate as they sat in a cafe. After Mrs Dust said her drink tasted bitter and sent it back, the owner of the business spotted white powder in the cup, said prosecution solicitor Richard Merz.
Dust asked a friend if he knew anyone who could "get rid" of his wife, but the friend went to the police, the court heard. A meeting was fixed for Dust to meet a supposed hitman, who was actually an uncover police officer. Dust told the officer he had tried to poison his wife, adding that he wanted her death to look like an accident or suicide. He received a four-year sentence for soliciting murder and a further two years in prison for the poisoning offence.
Dust also pleaded guilty to administering poison to her, through adding sleeping tablets to tea and hot chocolate. He denied attempted murder, and this was accepted by the prosecution. Bitter taste Dust had an affair when his 20-year marriage suffered problems, the court heard. On separate occasions he added something to his wife's tea and asked her to drink a pink liquid, before putting sleeping tablets in her hot chocolate as they sat in a cafe. After Mrs Dust said her drink tasted bitter and sent it back, the owner of the business spotted white powder in the cup, said prosecution solicitor Richard Merz.
Dust asked a friend if he knew anyone who could "get rid" of his wife, but the friend went to the police, the court heard. A meeting was fixed for Dust to meet a supposed hitman, who was actually an uncover police officer. Dust told the officer he had tried to poison his wife, adding that he wanted her death to look like an accident or suicide. He received a four-year sentence for soliciting murder and a further two years in prison for the poisoning offence.
The wife whose love-rat church deacon husband poisoned her drinks then tried to hire a hitman to kill her has forgiven him. Graeme Dust, 46, was jailed for six years yesterday after admitting soliciting murder and giving poison to wife Nina, also 46.
The dad of two, a helper at the Seventh Day Adventist church his family attended, had been having an affair with a younger woman he met on his window cleaning rounds. But Nina supported him through his trial and has vowed to take him back when he leaves jail.
A source said: "On the face of it, they were a happily married couple with a church-going family. There wasn't a history of domestic violence. But there was a younger woman involved." Dust blew a kiss to his wife of 21 years in court yesterday. The Old Bailey heard how over six months he put sleeping pills in her tea and made her drink a pink liquid.
He even put pills into her hot chocolate at a cafe before asking a pal to find an assassin. The pal told police, who sent an undercover cop to meet him. He was taped ordering Nina's murder for £5,000, insisting it should look like an accident. Sleeping pills were found in his van as well as at the family home in Enfield, North London. Dust had a history of depression, the court heard. Nina, who runs a cleaning firm, would not comment yesterday. Daughter Charlotte, 18, said: "We've got nothing to say."
The dad of two, a helper at the Seventh Day Adventist church his family attended, had been having an affair with a younger woman he met on his window cleaning rounds. But Nina supported him through his trial and has vowed to take him back when he leaves jail.
A source said: "On the face of it, they were a happily married couple with a church-going family. There wasn't a history of domestic violence. But there was a younger woman involved." Dust blew a kiss to his wife of 21 years in court yesterday. The Old Bailey heard how over six months he put sleeping pills in her tea and made her drink a pink liquid.
He even put pills into her hot chocolate at a cafe before asking a pal to find an assassin. The pal told police, who sent an undercover cop to meet him. He was taped ordering Nina's murder for £5,000, insisting it should look like an accident. Sleeping pills were found in his van as well as at the family home in Enfield, North London. Dust had a history of depression, the court heard. Nina, who runs a cleaning firm, would not comment yesterday. Daughter Charlotte, 18, said: "We've got nothing to say."
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