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| Wife convicted of Gambia murder | Wife convicted of Gambia murder |
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| A 28-year-old Nigerian woman has been found guilty of murdering her 76-year-old husband by a court in The Gambia. | A 28-year-old Nigerian woman has been found guilty of murdering her 76-year-old husband by a court in The Gambia. |
| The body of William West, of Hastings, East Sussex, was found near his holiday home in the country in July 2006 after he was reported missing by his wife. | The body of William West, of Hastings, East Sussex, was found near his holiday home in the country in July 2006 after he was reported missing by his wife. |
| His charred remains were discovered hidden in a sack. | His charred remains were discovered hidden in a sack. |
| Kate West, who had claimed the retired businessman had disappeared in Senegal, was given a life term and told she would be spared the death penalty. | Kate West, who had claimed the retired businessman had disappeared in Senegal, was given a life term and told she would be spared the death penalty. |
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| West had admitted his murder at previous court hearings in The Gambia, but later denied the charge. | West had admitted his murder at previous court hearings in The Gambia, but later denied the charge. |
| The couple had been staying at their remote holiday home in the West African country at the time of his death. | |
| West returned to the UK following her husband's disappearance before going back to The Gambia to register him as officially missing. | |
| She initially told police that five Nigerian men had taken him from their luxury property in Sanyang and killed him. | |
| An unlawful killing verdict was recorded at an inquest in Hastings in May 2007. | An unlawful killing verdict was recorded at an inquest in Hastings in May 2007. |
| Officers from Sussex Police travelled to The Gambia to help the investigation and an officer returned to the country to give evidence at the trial in October 2007. |