Lover in shed, Rita Heyster, guilty of murder cover-up
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A woman has been convicted of helping her lover hide his dead wife’s body under the floorboards at a house in West Lothian.
Rita Heyster, 57, who lived in her lover’s garden shed for weeks, had earlier been cleared of murdering Carol Jarvis in her Bathgate home in 2009.
The jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found Heyster, originally from Peebles, guilty of helping Harry Jarvis with the cover-up after his wife’s murder.
She will be sentenced at a later date.
Harry Jarvis, 61, is serving a life sentence after being convicted earlier this year of murdering his wife.
A judge ordered him to serve at least 15 years before he can apply for parole.
Following the verdict, Mrs Jarvis’ children pledged to make a success of their lives as a lasting tribute to her.
Her daughter, Susan Jarvis, 27, manages an optician’s shop in Glasgow, her son, Graham Jarvis, 26, has a degree in sports science, son Kevin Jarvis, 25, is studying law and daughter Kimberley Jarvis, 20, is studying psychology and philosophy at Dundee University.
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