A man who thought he could get away with killing his friend and disposing of parts of his body in ponds across Harlow has been found guilty of murder. Following a four-week trial, a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday (March 8) unanimously found 56-year-old Lee Clarke guilty of murdering Phillip Lewis. He will be sentenced next week. The detective who headed the murder inquiry said that “coward” Clarke has refused to say why he killed Phil – or where he disposed of the rest of Phil’s body, only adding to the suffering inflicted on the family. An investigation was launched on New Year’s Ev…
