A VIDEO released this afternoon shows killer Alan Stead as he leaves a neighbour's house shortly after murdering his wife.

The footage - captured by firefighters at the scene of the 2002 blaze which killed her - shows father-of-five Stead in his pyjamas carrying one of his daughters.

Prosecutors said Stead showed no emotion in the aftermath of the fire and had refused to tell crews that his wife was trapped in their converted garage.

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Stead was later interviewed under caution but was not charged until February 2008.

This afternoon, he was jailed for life at Stafford Crown Court for murdering Anita, aged 39, by torching the house in Slindon Close, Waterhayes.

Prosecutors described Stead as a "cold-blooded" killer who "entombed" his wife in the garage as he feared losing his children to her in a divorce. He had also taken out a life insurance policy in her name.

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