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Jordan Taylor jailed for life for Laura Davies murder Jordan Taylor jailed for 'sick' murder of Laura Davies
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A man who murdered his girlfriend by stabbing her 80 times in a "jealous rage" has been jailed for life.A man who murdered his girlfriend by stabbing her 80 times in a "jealous rage" has been jailed for life.
Laura Davies, 21, was attacked near the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society base in Basildon, where she lived and worked.Laura Davies, 21, was attacked near the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society base in Basildon, where she lived and worked.
Jordan Taylor, 22, of Basildon, denied murder but was found guilty by a jury on Thursday. He must serve a minimum of 23 years in jail, the judge told him. Judge Charles Gratwicke described it as "a brutal and sick, callous killing".
Miss Davies had ended her relationship with Taylor moments before her death. Jordan Taylor, 22, of Basildon, must serve a minimum of 23 years in jail for murdering Miss Davies just moments after she had ended their relationship.
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Police said Taylor and Miss Davies had been together since December 2014. He had moved into the flat which came with her job as a groom at the sanctuary. Taylor had denied murder but was found guilty by a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday.
Sentencing him to life in prison, Judge Gratwicke told Taylor: "The jury saw through your lies, and saw you for what you are - a devious, jealous and ruthless individual prepared to unleash extreme violence on anyone who crosses your path.
"This was a brutal and sick, callous killing."
During the eight-day trial the court heard Taylor and Miss Davies had been together since December 2014. He had moved into the flat which came with her job as a groom at the sanctuary.
Miss Davies had told friends she planned to end the relationship on the evening of 3 July last year - the night she was murdered.Miss Davies had told friends she planned to end the relationship on the evening of 3 July last year - the night she was murdered.
'Vicious and sustained attack''Vicious and sustained attack'
The kitchen knife Taylor turned on Miss Davies had been used with such force it was bent to a 45-degree angle.The kitchen knife Taylor turned on Miss Davies had been used with such force it was bent to a 45-degree angle.
The court heard Taylor claimed he stabbed her twice in self-defence after she attacked him. Things went "foggy" after that, he said.The court heard Taylor claimed he stabbed her twice in self-defence after she attacked him. Things went "foggy" after that, he said.
He said he could not remember most of the attack and denied murdering Miss Davies.He said he could not remember most of the attack and denied murdering Miss Davies.
However, the Crown Prosecution Service described it as a "vicious and sustained attack" carried out by Taylor while he was in a "jealous rage" after Miss Davies ended the relationship.However, the Crown Prosecution Service described it as a "vicious and sustained attack" carried out by Taylor while he was in a "jealous rage" after Miss Davies ended the relationship.
When the guilty verdict was announced on Thursday, Judge Gratwicke had warned Taylor he would face "a substantial sentence" for the "brutal and vicious killing". Prosecutors said the attack on Miss Davies began in the flat in Pitsea Hall Lane, then continued outside as she fled in her pyjamas.
Taylor had denied initially making "disfiguring" cuts to Miss Davies' face and left breast as "punishment" for trying to end the relationship, before eventually going on to kill her.
CCTV footage showed Taylor attempting to hoist Miss Davies' near-lifeless body over a hedge out of view.
He was found by police crouching in bushes near her body. Miss Davies died later that night in Basildon Hospital.
Taylor was charged with her murder.
'Jealous and ruthless'
The jury heard Taylor, a martial arts enthusiast, had tried to control a number of aspects of Miss Davies' life.
Her mother Dyanne Lambert told the court he would not allow her daughter to wear short-sleeved or low-cut tops and the couple would often argue.
"She became very quiet and didn't want to talk about what was going on," she said.
Judge Gratwicke said Miss Davies' family had been "totally devastated by [Taylor's] wicked actions".
"This was an appalling killing and you have shown not a shred of remorse through the trial for your actions," he told Taylor.