Woman (Kate Prout) Disappears After Asking Husband for Large Divorce Settlement
Kate Prout has not been seen since she vanished from her home in Gloucestershire, England in late 2007. She left behind her passport, credit cards, what appeared to be all of her clothes, and a diary detailing violent fights with her husband and her fear for her own life.
Despite the fact that no trace of Ms. Prout was ever found, Mr. Prout was arrested shortly after her disappearance and now stands trial for the murder of his wife. According to the prosecution, Ms. Prout disappeared not long after demanding an eight hundred thousand pound divorce settlement from her husband. The only way he would have been able to raise the money would be to sell his family farm, which he did not want to do.
The prosecution also points to the fact that police had been called to the couple’s home for a domestic violence complaint shortly before Ms. Prout’s disappearance. At the time, she claimed that her husband had threatened to kill her and that he said he “knew people who could get rid of bodies.”
When a marriage goes bad, all too often one member of the divorcing couple loses all sense of reason and resorts to violence. Violence is never the answer, and only makes things worse for both parties. If you are considering divorce, please contactour Jacksonville, Florida area firm for legal counsel.
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Michael A. Atter
Former Prosecutor
Keith L. Maynard
Former Assistant Public Defender
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