A 60-year-old man who murdered his wife in Eastwood has been described by his eldest son as “a monster”. Killer Michael McDaid could not even look at 23-year-old Owen’s face as his own flesh and blood stared at him in the dock and bravely told him “I am truly ashamed to have ever called you my dad”. Owen and his younger brother Isaac mustered huge amounts of courage to stand up in front of a packed courtroom at Nottingham Crown Court and tell everyone of the devastating impact their mother Rachel’s death, who was strangled to death by her estranged husband in Eastwood , has had on them.
Now he faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars while Rachel’s family and friends have their own life sentences to serve without the much-loved mother-of-three. Owen said: “I am truly ashamed to have ever called you my dad. You had everything in life - a beautiful home, a beautiful wife, three children - and that has gone because you are selfish.
Get the latest news straight to your phone by joining us on WhatsApp “You have ruined every single childhood memory I have of you. I thought you were a loving father and husband but nothing could be further from the truth. I am looking at you, but you won't look at me and answer the one question I want to know the answer to.
Why? “How can you kill an innocent woman as beautiful as her, your wife? I hope you can see the pain you have caused to everyone. The man sitting here today is not my dad, he's a monster..
