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Dating site murderer Miles Donnelly jailed for life Dating site murderer Miles Donnelly jailed for life
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A man who murdered a single mother he met on a dating website has been jailed for life.A man who murdered a single mother he met on a dating website has been jailed for life.
Miles Donnelly admitted strangling Usha Patel, 44, at the home she shared with her five-year-old son in Cricklewood, north-west London, in October 2015.Miles Donnelly admitted strangling Usha Patel, 44, at the home she shared with her five-year-old son in Cricklewood, north-west London, in October 2015.
The 35-year-old, from Paddington, then fled to a west London house where he attacked another woman when she refused his advances.The 35-year-old, from Paddington, then fled to a west London house where he attacked another woman when she refused his advances.
At the Old Bailey he was told he would serve a minimum of 23 years.At the Old Bailey he was told he would serve a minimum of 23 years.
The court heard he and Ms Patel had met on the dating site seven months before she invited him back to her home on 7 October.The court heard he and Ms Patel had met on the dating site seven months before she invited him back to her home on 7 October.
After putting her son to bed, the pair stripped naked and Donnelly attacked her in a "drunken rage".After putting her son to bed, the pair stripped naked and Donnelly attacked her in a "drunken rage".
Ms Patel was found on the sofa the following morning by her father who was due to to take her son to school.Ms Patel was found on the sofa the following morning by her father who was due to to take her son to school.
When he arrived at the flat, the little boy told his grandfather: "Mummy's not well".When he arrived at the flat, the little boy told his grandfather: "Mummy's not well".
The single mother had been stabbed 13 times with a large bread knife, punched in the head several times, and strangled.The single mother had been stabbed 13 times with a large bread knife, punched in the head several times, and strangled.
The prosecution said the five-year-old still has nightmares and keeps asking his family when his mother will return.The prosecution said the five-year-old still has nightmares and keeps asking his family when his mother will return.
The Old Bailey heard that after the killing, Donnelly went to the home of Rosie Ferrigno, 43, where he hid from police for 36 hours. The Old Bailey heard that after the killing, Donnelly hid from police at the home of Rosie Ferrigno, 43, abandoning his underpants, socks, T-shirt, hoodie and keys in Ms Patel's flat.
While there, he said he was sexually frustrated and made advances towards her. He spent 36 hours in the property and while there, told Ms Ferrigno he was sexually frustrated and made advances towards her.
'Ferocious' attack'Ferocious' attack
When she refused, he hit her on the back of the head with a stool that had a nail sticking out of it.When she refused, he hit her on the back of the head with a stool that had a nail sticking out of it.
On 11 October, Donnelly telephoned the police and told them where he was, ending a manhunt for him.On 11 October, Donnelly telephoned the police and told them where he was, ending a manhunt for him.
Prosecutor Simon Denison QC told the court the pair had swapped texts saying "I love you" on the day of the murder.Prosecutor Simon Denison QC told the court the pair had swapped texts saying "I love you" on the day of the murder.
But he said Donnelly would have known he was a "significant and serious danger to women" who was "driven by compulsions to drink, take cocaine and have sex".But he said Donnelly would have known he was a "significant and serious danger to women" who was "driven by compulsions to drink, take cocaine and have sex".
During sentencing, Judge Rebecca Poulet QC said Donnelly had murdered Ms Patel in "a particularly ferocious and violent attack".During sentencing, Judge Rebecca Poulet QC said Donnelly had murdered Ms Patel in "a particularly ferocious and violent attack".
She called the single mother "an extremely vulnerable woman" who was "clearly anxious to meet a new partner". She said the case was "a stark warning to anyone who plans to meet anyone after limited internet contact" and warned people not to invite a stranger into their home.
The judge called Ms Patel "an extremely vulnerable woman" who was "clearly anxious to meet a new partner".
"She paid for this invitation with her life," she said"She paid for this invitation with her life," she said
Donnelly was also given an 18-month sentence for the assault on Ms Ferrigno to run concurrently with the life term.Donnelly was also given an 18-month sentence for the assault on Ms Ferrigno to run concurrently with the life term.