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A "bitter" husband has been found guilty of stabbing his wife to death at her workplace in south-west London when she chose to start a new life. A "bitter" husband has been jailed for at least 18 years for stabbing his wife to death at her workplace in London when she chose to start a new life.
Thaker Ramanlal, 48, attacked Varsha Champaclal at Peacocks clothing store in Mitcham on 13 February. Thaker Ramanlal, 48, attacked Varsha Champaclal at Peacocks clothing store, Mitcham, on 13 February.
The Old Bailey heard he slit her throat and stabbed her in a storeroom. The Old Bailey heard he slit the 43-year-old's throat in a storeroom.
Ramanlal, of Coombe Lane, Kingston, south-west London, denied murder and claimed diminished responsibility. But the jury rejected his plea. Ramanlal, of Coombe Lane, Kingston, south-west London, saw his diminished responsibility claim rejected. On Tuesday he was jailed for life.
'Controlling behaviour' It took the jury just 90 minutes to find him guilty.
Peter Finnegan QC, prosecuting, had told the court: "After over 20 years of marriage, during which she put up with his bullying, his abusive and controlling behaviour, Varsha Champaclal summoned up the courage to make a new life for herself and her two daughters."Peter Finnegan QC, prosecuting, had told the court: "After over 20 years of marriage, during which she put up with his bullying, his abusive and controlling behaviour, Varsha Champaclal summoned up the courage to make a new life for herself and her two daughters."
In an earlier incident police were called to the family home after Mr Ramanlal chased his wife out of the property with a hammer. Mrs Champaclal had predicted she would be killed
In an earlier incident, police were called to the family home after Ramanlal chased his wife out of the property with a hammer.
He was then issued with a non-molestation order.
It was at that point Mrs Champaclal had prophesied her own murder - six months before her husband committed the crime.
In a statement during the application for the order, she had said: "Without the non-molestation order, I am certain me and my daughters' lives will be in danger.
"I am sure our next encounter with him will, for sure, be our deaths."