THIS is Joanne Hussey – the woman who brutally murdered her own grandmother with a garden spade.

The mother-of-one was found unanimously guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of murdering Annie Garbutt, 76, of Mirfield.

Police said she would “stop at nothing” to get away with her crime.

Det Supt Andy Brennan said of Hussey: “It is my belief that Annie Garbutt was brutally killed because Joanne Hussey was motivated by greed.”

Despite claiming to hear voices in her head telling her to kill, Hussey was exposed as a serial liar who made up stories to cover her own back.

The 33-year-old was told to expect a life sentence by the judge.

MURDERER Joanne Hussey looked stunned as a jury found her guilty of killing her grandmother with a spade.

The 33-year-old hung her head as the jury foreman announced they had unanimously found her guilty of murdering the grandmother who doted on her.

Hussey showed no remorse for committing the frenzied attack on pensioner Annie Garbutt.

The trial revealed that Hussey battered Mrs Garbutt, 76, of The Clough, Mirfield, with a spade then left her lying in a pool of blood before returning to the crime scene the following day and feigning innocence.

But a jury of seven women and five men took just over an hour to find her guilty.

The verdict exposed a series of lies, including one about hearing voices in her head telling her to kill.

Police have described the murder as brutal, adding that Hussey was motivated by greed.

Det Supt Andy Brennan said: “This was a particularly brutal and callous crime carried out by Joanne Hussey on her grandmother while she was asleep in her own bed.

“Hussey went to great lengths to conceal her involvement in this crime by attempting to forensically clean her car, clothing, the scene and the spade used to kill Annie.

“However, due to some methodical and painstaking police work by the detectives who were dealing with Hussey and the team of scientists, Hussey’s criminality soon became clear to those who were hunting for Annie Garbutt’s killer.

“As the investigation developed, a clear picture emerged of Hussey; firstly, she was an accomplished liar and for a number of days quite brazenly denied any involvement in her grandmother’s death until all of the evidence became overwhelming clear to her that she had nowhere to turn.

“Secondly, she would stop at nothing to avoid being prosecuted and ultimately convicted, by attempting to get her family and friends to tell lies to the police on her behalf.

“It is my belief that Annie Garbutt was brutally killed because Hussey was motivated by greed.

“Annie would still have been alive today had Hussey not been concerned about her grandmother’s personal finances being used to ultimately look after her.

“Annie’s brutal death was a tragic end to her life at the hands of her own granddaughter.”

Evidence suggests that at one point during the attack Hussey knelt on her grandmother, who was possibly trying to defend herself.

A post-mortem revealed Mrs Garbutt had more than 25 internal and external injuries and died of multiple injuries.

Suspicion was raised when Hussey’s lies began to unfold.

She was captured on CCTV cameras driving to and from Mirfield three times on the night of the killing.

After being arrested, she then asked what would happen if she was acting on voices in her head in the hope of getting away with the crime.

Hussey had a history of violence, including once stabbing a former partner.

She had also been worried about the financial implications of Mrs Garbutt going into a nursing home.

Judge Scott Wolstenholme told Hussey: “The jury have found you guilty of murder and you probably know that the sentence for murder is fixed by law.

“The only sentence that can be passed is one of life in prison.”

He adjourned sentencing until June 11 for psychiatric reports to be prepared.