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| Samantha Eastwood: Midwife murderer jailed for 17 years | Samantha Eastwood: Midwife murderer jailed for 17 years |
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| The man who murdered midwife Samantha Eastwood went to his parents' house for dinner with her dead body in his van, a sentencing hearing was told. | The man who murdered midwife Samantha Eastwood went to his parents' house for dinner with her dead body in his van, a sentencing hearing was told. |
| Michael Stirling, 32, admitted killing Ms Eastwood, from Stoke-on-Trent, after a "long-standing" affair. | Michael Stirling, 32, admitted killing Ms Eastwood, from Stoke-on-Trent, after a "long-standing" affair. |
| He buried the 28-year-old in a shallow grave with tape around her head at Caverswall, Staffordshire, in August, eight days after she went missing. | He buried the 28-year-old in a shallow grave with tape around her head at Caverswall, Staffordshire, in August, eight days after she went missing. |
| Stirling was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in jail for her murder. | Stirling was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in jail for her murder. |
| Judge The Hon Mrs Justice Sue Carr said Stirling "lied over and over again". | Judge The Hon Mrs Justice Sue Carr said Stirling "lied over and over again". |
| Married landscape gardener Stirling, who is the brother-in-law of Ms Eastwood's ex-fiancé John Peake, showed no emotion during his sentencing at Stafford Crown Court. | Married landscape gardener Stirling, who is the brother-in-law of Ms Eastwood's ex-fiancé John Peake, showed no emotion during his sentencing at Stafford Crown Court. |
| In a victim impact statement read to the court, Ms Eastwood's sister, Gemma, said Stirling gave her a hug the day after her sister went missing. | |
| She said that moment would "forever haunt her" and her sibling was treated like "a piece of meat" by her killer. | |
| Ms Eastwood was last seen in uniform leaving work at Royal Stoke University Hospital on the morning of 27 July. | |
| She was "smothered and strangled to death" by Stirling at her home in Stockton Brook in Stoke-on-Trent, hours later. | |
| Her body was discovered at a disused quarry on 5 August wrapped in a duvet cover with tape covering her eyes and mouth. |