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She too is ready to be released, but her husband will not take her back, and her widowed mother cannot support her either.

Twice divorced and twice widowed, Naidorf was married four times, and overcame cancer twice.

He explained that Ms Whyte's widowed mother Mary is a Eucharist minister in his parish and a "very devout woman" who visits Barefield's church almost every day.

She said she had hoped the rental income would give her a more comfortable retirement after being widowed, but now was on antidepressants and suffering from acute anxiety.

Mrs Dunne had been twice widowed and lived alone, but was well-known in the local area.