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| A man has been jailed for life for murdering his 21-year-old housemate after arguing with her at a party in County Durham. | |
| Carie Burns, of Kendal, died in hospital after being stabbed with a samurai sword, then run over with a car in the street in Consett in May 2006. | |
| Hugh Penrose, 36, of Thomas Street, Consett, had previously denied the charge at Newcastle Crown Court. | Hugh Penrose, 36, of Thomas Street, Consett, had previously denied the charge at Newcastle Crown Court. |
| But he pleaded guilty on 12 February. He must serve at least 19 years. | But he pleaded guilty on 12 February. He must serve at least 19 years. |
| The court heard how amphetamine addict Penrose snapped while he was bickering with Miss Burns and repeatedly attacked her with the 18-inch blade. | |
| This was a sustained, brutal, savage attack on a defenceless woman with two lethal weapons, a sword and a motor car Judge David Hodson | |
| She managed to stagger outside Penrose's home and was deliberately hit with his Ford Mondeo as he sped away from the murder scene. | |
| Judge David Hodson told him he must serve a minimum of 19 years before he is eligible for parole. | |
| "This was a sustained, brutal, savage attack on a defenceless woman with two lethal weapons, a sword and a motor car," Judge Hodson said. | |
| Miss Burns had only moved to the area from Cumbria three weeks before she died. | |
| At an earlier hearing it was revealed that Penrose had been jailed for five years in 1995 after stabbing a police constable, Richard Green, with a screwdriver while out stealing cars in Scarborough. |