A new documentary footage has revealed the moment a man confessed to killing his wife after years of abuse.
The murder occurred just in front of the woman’s 14-year-old daughter.
Cheryl Hooper, 51, was shot outside her home in Newport, Shropshire, by her husband, Andrew ‘Jack’ Hooper, in January 2018.
After fleeing the scene, the murderer shot himself in the face, suffering facial injuries that resulted in the loss of his mouth and nose but surviving.
Ms Hooper’s daughter, Georgia Gabriel-Hooper, stated in the ITVX documentary a Murder in the Family that Mr Hooper had been ‘extremely violent in many aspects’ towards her mother, ‘financially, emotionally and mentally’.
In a clip from the BBC, a police officer claimed that the case of Ms Hooper’s murder ‘from the outset appeared like a reasonably basic inquiry’.
However, it turned out to be ‘an emotional rollercoaster for 18 months, full of unexpected twists and turns’.
Speaking in the film, the policeman said: ‘We’ve got a witness that shows he killed Cheryl, but by the time I get to interview Hooper, it’s 10 months down the line.’
The officer said that when they finally were able to speak to the killer, ‘the police interview with Jack Hooper was extraordinary, something that I’ve never done and probably will never do again in my career’.
Because Mr Hooper couldn’t speak, he had two sheets of paper in front of him, allowing him to point to letters, figures, or the words ‘yes, no, and I don’t understand the question’ when asked questions.

‘He suffered terrible injuries, he’s unable to speak, he hasn’t got a mouth, he hasn’t got a nose,’ the police officer explained.
Mr Hooper was asked in the interview, ‘Is your name Andrew Jonathan Hooper?’ and put his finger on the word ‘yes’.
Mr Hooper, who was accompanied by his solicitor, was then asked: ‘Are you responsible for the death of your wife, Cheryl Gabriel-Hooper, on the 26th January 2018?’

He pointed at the ‘yes’, again, but was asked to ‘be more accurate’ as the paper was brought closer to him, allowing him to place his finger directly on the word to provide his answer clearly.
Mr. Hooper was convicted of murder in June 2019 and sentenced to a minimum of 31 years in prison.
Mr Hooper suspected his late wife of having an affair during the trial, which took place at Birmingham Crown Court.
The day after the killing, Ms Hooper’s daughter told police: ‘Literally, he looked like a maniac’.
A Murder in the Family is available to watch on ITVX.