CHEATING husband Alan Evans burst into tears and sobbed uncontrollably for several minutes after being found guilty of murdering his wife Louise, his childhood sweetheart and mother of his three children.

Relatives in the public gallery cried out in defiance of an order by Mr Justice Hickinbottom not to have any demonstration before the jury at Worcester Crown Court yesterday.

After their unanimous verdict, the court was stilled as prosecution counsel Jonas Hankin QC read an emotive victim’s impact statement from Mrs Judith Bollen, Louise’s mother.

She recalled how Louise was the youngest of three children. She had two brothers and took part in many things – ballet, violin, netball and youth groups – as a youngster.

Louise was “a beautiful little girl with long blonde hair, which curled if she got wet,” she said. At 15, Louise met Alan, her first and only boyfriend, and they had a church wedding when she was 21. In the meantime, she had trained as a nurse but had fertility problems so her parents paid for IVF treatment.

She became pregnant at the fifth attempt and Mrs Bollen recalled the joy when she announced she was having twins. There was happiness in the family again five months after their birth when Louise revealed she has pregnant again. Her father Derek could not believe it.

Mrs Bollen added: “Louise’s family was complete. She was a fantastic mother.”

There were many happy family gatherings but on July 10 last year the family’s world was shattered when police called to say that Louise had been found dead at the bottom of the stairs.

Then the nightmare began. Derek went to Stoney Lane and sat outside the house. He was little to know that his daughter was lying dead inside.

Mrs Bollen said: “We could not believe that the son-in-law that we loved so much would have hurt our daughter. We thought it was a tragic accident.

“When Derek saw her in the mortuary two days later, he knew Alan had assaulted her.”

She alleged that it had been difficult to listen to Evans’ protests during the trial that he had been a fantastic dad.

His behaviour since arrest had been completely opposite to that of a loving father.

His actions had caused more grief and distress to his daughters. He had refused to let them have their own toys and clothes from the house, including the bunnies they slept with every night.

His attitude was “I haven’t done anything wrong and the girls should be with me”, the court was told. He would not let the girls have family photographs or memories of their mother.

“These heartless and uncooperative actions we feel are cold and do not reflect those of a father who only eight years ago was undergoing several rounds of fertility treatment,” she said.

Evans had been unsupportive financially for his children whom they often took to their mother’s grave.

“They shouldn’t be visiting their mum in a graveyard. She should be there with them. For us, our lives have changed for ever,” said Mrs Bollen.

Mrs Bollen said she and her husband had struggled to contain their grief.

They had lain flowers outside their daughter’s house but Evans had thrown them away. His attitude towards his wife’s death had been distressing because he had shown no signs of remorse or regret. They knew about his affair with Amanda Chadwick and had started a new life with her while his wife was in a mortuary freezer. It seemed as if he couldn’t care less.

Mrs Bollen said she could no longer laugh without feeling guilty in the knowledge that her daughter could not do the same.