Wife's Demands 'a Risk to Pounds 1m Farm' ; Murder Accused Tells of Row Over Divorce Settlement

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Awealthy landowner risked losing his "dream" farm to pay a divorce demand presented by his wife the day before she disappeared, a court heard. Adrian Prout, 47, who runs a pheasant shoot and a pipe-laying business, is accused of murdering retired teacher Kate Prout, who had asked for an Pounds 800,000 settlement.

Mrs Prout, 55, went missing on November 5, 2007, the day after the pair had argued over the divorce money at 276-acre Redhill Farm in Gloucestershire.

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Wife's Demands 'a Risk to Pounds 1m Farm' ; Murder Accused Tells of Row Over Divorce Settlement

Yesterday, Paul Dunkels QC, prosecuting at Bristol Crown Court, said to Prout: "You knew that if Kate held out for Pounds ...

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