She had confronted her husband twice about Mr Johnson's death during their 16 years together in 1998 and again 10 years later, having previously heard him 'brag' about 'bashing poofters'. The court heard how Ms White wrote an anonymous letter to police in 2019 after watching a TV show about gay-hate murders. Mr Johnson's death may have remained unresolved if it wasn't for Ms White's decision to testify against her ex. White was raised in a homophobic family before he came out as gay years later, the sentencing process revealed this week. 'She sacrificed our safety to do that and to bravely testified in court yesterday.'
'We have someone new to thank, his ex-wife Helen White who courageously came forward,' his brother Steve told reporters outside court.
