Man, 45, handed whole life order for ‘bloodthirsty’ murder of woman
Man, 45, handed whole life order for ‘bloodthirsty’ murder of woman
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A double murderer who carried out the “bloodthirsty” killing of a woman and dumped her dismembered body in a park has been jailed for the rest of his life. Builder Steve Sansom was out of prison on life licence for another murder when he killed Sarah Mayhew, 38, and dumped her remains in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, south London, last spring.
The 45-year-old and his partner Gemma Watts, 49, have admitted murder and perverting the course of justice by dismembering Ms Mayhew’s body, distributing the parts at “various locations” and cleaning up the scene, the Old Bailey heard. On Thursday, Mrs Justice Cutts sentenced Samson to life imprisonment for murder with a whole life order which means he will never be released from prison.
He was also sentenced to five years for perverting the course of justice to run concurrently. Watts held back tears as she was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 30 years along with five years for perverting the course of justice to run concurrently.
If she is ever released, she will spend the rest of her life on licence. The judge said: “Her fear and suffering must have been acute as she realised why she was there and what was happening. “She was an innocent woman lured to that flat to die in order for you could both act out your bloodthirsty and wicked fantasy.”.
