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'Bucket list' killer Jemma Lilley gets 28 years for murder | 'Bucket list' killer Jemma Lilley gets 28 years for murder |
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A woman who had an "obsession" with serial killers and had murder on her "bucket list" has been jailed for killing a teenager. | A woman who had an "obsession" with serial killers and had murder on her "bucket list" has been jailed for killing a teenager. |
Jemma Lilley, previously of Stamford, Lincolnshire, garrotted, stabbed and buried Aaron Pajich at her home in Perth, Australia. | Jemma Lilley, previously of Stamford, Lincolnshire, garrotted, stabbed and buried Aaron Pajich at her home in Perth, Australia. |
The 26-year-old was convicted alongside housemate Trudi Lenon at the Supreme Court of Western Australia in November. | The 26-year-old was convicted alongside housemate Trudi Lenon at the Supreme Court of Western Australia in November. |
The pair have been sentenced to life with a minimum jail term of 28 years. | The pair have been sentenced to life with a minimum jail term of 28 years. |
During a four-week trial, prosecutor James McTaggart told the court Lilley was so "full of herself and euphoric" after the killing she could not help boasting to a work colleague. | During a four-week trial, prosecutor James McTaggart told the court Lilley was so "full of herself and euphoric" after the killing she could not help boasting to a work colleague. |
Jurors were told Lilley, who had a troubled childhood, had emigrated to Australia in 2010. | |
She developed what prosecutors described as a long-term fascination with horror films, murder and serial killers. | |
Lilley idolised horror film character Freddy Krueger, and had previously told a friend she wanted to kill before she turned 25. | |
The supermarket shelf-stacker had also penned a book about a serial killer named SOS - a nickname she used during online exchanges with accomplice Lenon. | The supermarket shelf-stacker had also penned a book about a serial killer named SOS - a nickname she used during online exchanges with accomplice Lenon. |
The pair met through a friend and became close, eventually moving in together about two months before the killing. | |
Both women exchanged homicidal fantasies which gradually intensified until they lured Mr Pajich to his death. | |
In the weeks before, they bought various supplies, including a circular saw and 100 litres of hydrochloric acid. | |
Lilley's stepmother Nina said she had "always had an obsession with serial killers" but this had been "a way of venting her frustration of what happened when she was a child". | Lilley's stepmother Nina said she had "always had an obsession with serial killers" but this had been "a way of venting her frustration of what happened when she was a child". |
Speaking to The Times after the conviction, Ms Lilley, 48, said: "The book was a big problem with me. At the beginning I was 'fair enough you want to write a horror story', but I didn't like the contents of it." | Speaking to The Times after the conviction, Ms Lilley, 48, said: "The book was a big problem with me. At the beginning I was 'fair enough you want to write a horror story', but I didn't like the contents of it." |
Mr Pajich was lured to his death on 13 June 2016 and buried in a shallow grave covered with concrete and tiles, with both defendants blaming each other for the killing. | |
Lenon, 43, told the court Lilley approached the teenager from behind as he installed games on her computer, garroted him until the wire broke then stabbed him three times. | Lenon, 43, told the court Lilley approached the teenager from behind as he installed games on her computer, garroted him until the wire broke then stabbed him three times. |
Aaron's mother Sharon Pajich said Lilley and Lenon were "disgusting animals" who should never be released. | Aaron's mother Sharon Pajich said Lilley and Lenon were "disgusting animals" who should never be released. |
The pair were sentenced on Wednesday. | The pair were sentenced on Wednesday. |