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The 'chilling' WhatsApp voice notes that brought killers to justice: How Ashley Dale's messages revealed her 'terrible anxiety' before her murder - and helped convict gang from beyond the grave

Related Topics: WhatsApp, Lee Harrison, Joseph Peers

Ashley Dale 'brought her killers to justice' from beyond the grave through hundreds of voice notes left on her phone forming an 'unprecedented' haul of evidence, police and prosecutors said.

The messages spanned the two months from a fallout at the Glastonbury festival to her own death in August last year – revealing the spiralling feud between her boyfriend Lee Harrison and criminal rivals.

In the recordings, sent to friends via WhatsApp, the 28-year-old environmental health officer described events in detail – and spoke of her own fears that Harrison would be targeted.

Detective Chief Inspector Cath Cummings, of Merseyside Police, said: 'It's Ashley who's brought these defendants to justice.