Middlesbrough: The Murder of Jessica Patel

Summary: At 8:20pm on the evening of May 14th, 2018, thirty-seven-year-old pharmacist Mitesh Patel phoned the Cleveland police in Middlesbrough, panicked and breathless. After returning from collecting a pizza and visiting his pharmacy, he had found his house burgled and his wife Jessica non-responsive on the living room floor, her wrists and ankles bound with duct tape. His voice was shrill as he told the dispatcher that he had put her in the recovery position, but she was cold. Within two minutes, the ambulance are heard in the background, arriving at the scene as Mitesh begins sobbing into the phone. Within a few minutes, Jessica Patel would be pronounced dead. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES: 999 CALL https://news.sky.com/video/gay-pharmacist-murder-case-999-call-and-cctv-11572378  THE LAW PAGES https://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/crown-court-lists-results.php POLICE HOUR: 17TH MAY 2018 https://policehour.co.uk/2018/05/jessica-patel-mystery-surrounds-death-as-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-the-murder/ NDTV: MAY 20 2018 https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/husband-charged-with-murder-of-indian-origin-pharmacist-in-uk-1854542 MIDDLESBROUGH & CRIME RATES https://www.police.uk/cleveland/Middlesbrough%20North/crime/+ni5ndq/stats/ https://www.police.uk/cleveland/Middlesbrough%20North/performance/compare-your-area/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: THE NORTHERN ECHO: 16TH MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16225766.murder-probe-into-middlesbrough-womans-death/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 17TH MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16231884.jessica-patel-murder-police-inquiries-at-victims-workplace/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 19TH MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16237119.man-in-court-charged-with-jessica-patel-murder/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 22nd MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16241436.husband-of-middlesbrough-woman-in-court-accused-of-murder/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 13TH NOV 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17219917.jessica-patels-husband-was-unfaithful-and-met-with-men-for-sex-court/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 20TH NOV https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17233315.middlesbrough-murder-accused-used-dark-web-court-told/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 20TH NOV 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17235384.dna-of-accused-pharmacist-found-on-bag-used-to-suffocate-jessica-patel-court-told/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 21ST NOV 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17238219.murder-accused-tried-to-hide-cctv-hard-drive-under-mattress-court-told/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 22ND NOV 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17241372.her-days-are-marked-middlesbrough-pharmacist-murder-accused-told-lover/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 26TH NOV 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17256139.mitesh-patel-used-gay-dating-apps-day-wife-died-court-told/ BBC BBC: 19th MAY 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-44180684 BBC: 13th NOV https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46197969 BBC: MAY 22 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-44209407 BBC: 15th NOV https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46225866 BBC: 16TH NOV https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46236664 BBC: 26TH NOV https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46348189 BBC: 27TH NOV https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46364399 BBC: 28TH NOV https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46376132 BBC: 4th DEC 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-46445580 BBC: 5th DEC 2018 https://www.bbc.com...