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| A martial arts expert who strangled his partner after learning she planned to leave him for another man has been found guilty of murder. | A martial arts expert who strangled his partner after learning she planned to leave him for another man has been found guilty of murder. |
| Alan Jermey was "obsessive" about Mercedes executive Kirsty Wilson, the mother of his two children, and could not let her go, the Old Bailey heard. | Alan Jermey was "obsessive" about Mercedes executive Kirsty Wilson, the mother of his two children, and could not let her go, the Old Bailey heard. |
| Miss Wilson, who lived with Jermey in Surrey, was in love with Simon Goddard, her boss at a dealership in Hampshire. | Miss Wilson, who lived with Jermey in Surrey, was in love with Simon Goddard, her boss at a dealership in Hampshire. |
| Jermey was remanded in custody until Monday to await sentencing. | Jermey was remanded in custody until Monday to await sentencing. |
| He will receive a life term with a minimum tariff set by the judge. | He will receive a life term with a minimum tariff set by the judge. |
| The court was told Miss Wilson had ended her nine-year relationship with Jermey, telling him: "I can't see us spending the rest of our lives together." | The court was told Miss Wilson had ended her nine-year relationship with Jermey, telling him: "I can't see us spending the rest of our lives together." |
| But Jermey was not prepared to lose her, their two daughters, or their four-bedroom house in Woking. | But Jermey was not prepared to lose her, their two daughters, or their four-bedroom house in Woking. |
| He secretly ordered a 100,000-volt stun gun over the internet so he could knock her out before killing her, the court heard. | |
| After pouring petrol over her body, he it set alight and clambered on to an extension roof with their two daughters, as one of them cried: "I want mummy." | |
| Jermey, who worked for a car firm near Heathrow, claimed in court he had gone to bed early and was prevented from saving Miss Wilson from the fire by thick black smoke. | Jermey, who worked for a car firm near Heathrow, claimed in court he had gone to bed early and was prevented from saving Miss Wilson from the fire by thick black smoke. |
| But when firefighters arrived they found there were only a few wisps of smoke and that he seemed calm and unconcerned about what had happened. | But when firefighters arrived they found there were only a few wisps of smoke and that he seemed calm and unconcerned about what had happened. |
| In a statement after Friday's verdict Miss Wilson's parents, Peter and Sandra, said the real victims of the murder were their grandchildren. | |
| "Our grandchildren have been deprived of their mother for the rest of their lives," said the couple, from Bradford in West Yorkshire. | |
| "They are too young to understand why their mummy has left them and gone to heaven." | |
| The court heard Kirsty Wilson was in love with Simon Goddard | |
| Mr Goddard, who had left his wife for Miss Wilson, said his life had been destroyed. | |
| "If you go through life and meet your soulmate you are extremely lucky," he said. | |
| "I think very few people ever achieve this. I did, and now I have lost her. | |
| "We knew that we wanted to be together for the rest of our lives, but wanted to minimise hurt to our families around us." | |
| Det Insp Paul Monk said: "Jermey was consumed with jealousy and rage. | |
| "He violently murdered the mother of his children and set fire to her, hoping that their family home would go up in flames and crudely cover up the killing. | |
| "His wicked act has deprived two young girls of both their parents." |