The Murder Of Linda Maggs

Police emergency, how can I help?

Please.

Yeah, you're through to police.

How can I help?

Please.

How can I help?

I just killed my wife.

On the morning of February 6th, 2021, a 999 call came through to police in South Wales.

The caller was David Maggs, a 71-year-old retired accountant.

When the operator asked what had happened, he said that he had just lost it.

Your wife, is it?

Yeah.

Okay.

What's your address? Are you at home?

Yeah.

Okay, so what's happened then between you and your wife today for this to have happened? Did you have an argument and-

I don't know, I just, I just lost it.

You just lost it.

But you had an argument, did you?

I just lost it.

Oh, just come, just, just help me.

Oh, God, help me.

Minutes later, officers arrived at the house.

Police, come to the door! Come to the door! Show yourself!

On the bottom step of the stairs lay two red kitchen knives.

In the living room, they found David sitting in an armchair, subdued and seemingly defeated.

Upstairs, in her own bed, lay his wife of nearly two decades, Linda Maggs, dying from wounds inflicted just moments before.

Stay where you are! Stay where you are! Who else is here? Who else is here?

David didn't run, and he didn't deny it.

He was arrested at the scene.

Police emergency, how can I help?

Please.

Yeah, you're through to police.

How can I help?

Please.

How can I help?

I just killed my wife.

On the morning of February 6th, 2021, a 999 call came through to police in South Wales.

The caller was David Maggs, a 71-year-old retired accountant.

When the operator asked what had happened, he said that he had just lost it.

Your wife, is it?

Yeah.

Okay.

What's your address? Are you at home?

Yeah.

Okay, so what's happened then between you and your wife today for this to have happened? Did you have an argument and-

I don't know, I just, I just lost it.

You just lost it.

But you had an argument, did you?

I just lost it.

Oh, just come, just, just help me.

Oh, God, help me.

Minutes later, officers arrived at the house.

Police, come to the door! Come to the door! Show yourself!

On the bottom step of the stairs lay two red kitchen knives.

In the living room, they found David sitting in an armchair, subdued and seemingly defeated.

Upstairs, in her own bed, lay his wife of nearly two decades, Linda Maggs, dying from wounds inflicted just moments before.

Stay where you are! Stay where you are! Who else is here? Who else is here?

David didn't run, and he didn't deny it.

He was arrested at the scene.