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Wheelie bin murder: Karen Otmani jailed for killing boyfriend | Wheelie bin murder: Karen Otmani jailed for killing boyfriend |
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A woman who killed her lover and hid his body in a wheelie bin in her bedroom for 11 days has been jailed for life. | A woman who killed her lover and hid his body in a wheelie bin in her bedroom for 11 days has been jailed for life. |
Karen Otmani, 42, was told she would have to serve a minimum term of 17 years. | Karen Otmani, 42, was told she would have to serve a minimum term of 17 years. |
Otmani was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday of murdering Shaun Corey, also 42. | Otmani was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday of murdering Shaun Corey, also 42. |
After doping his beer, Otmani tied him to her bed at her home in Forest Hill, south London, before placing a plastic bag over his head on 4 June last year. | |
She put him in the green bin with the help of a friend, Bernard Beddoe, laid it on its side and covered it up. The body was discovered 11 days later in a police search, the court heard. | |
Otmani had been talking about getting rid of her on-off lover and had even asked another boyfriend to experiment with some blue liquid to see if it would knock him out. | Otmani had been talking about getting rid of her on-off lover and had even asked another boyfriend to experiment with some blue liquid to see if it would knock him out. |
Bobbie Cheema, prosecuting, told the jury: "When she began to speak about killing Mr Corey, he did not take it seriously." | Bobbie Cheema, prosecuting, told the jury: "When she began to speak about killing Mr Corey, he did not take it seriously." |
Corey was heard arguing with Otmani in her bedroom before they were joined by Beddoe, 60, whom she called "Uncle". | Corey was heard arguing with Otmani in her bedroom before they were joined by Beddoe, 60, whom she called "Uncle". |
New boyfriend Keith Jones rang police after visiting the flat and being told: "He's in there." | New boyfriend Keith Jones rang police after visiting the flat and being told: "He's in there." |
Cheema said: "She said she'd measured her freezer but it was too small and she needed to get another freezer." | Cheema said: "She said she'd measured her freezer but it was too small and she needed to get another freezer." |
The court heard Otmani told officers: "I killed him. He freaked me out and I killed him." | The court heard Otmani told officers: "I killed him. He freaked me out and I killed him." |
Judge Gerald Gordon told Otmani: "For reasons best known to yourself, you formed the intention to kill your on-off partner. | Judge Gerald Gordon told Otmani: "For reasons best known to yourself, you formed the intention to kill your on-off partner. |
"You concealed his body for a significant period, causing extra suffering for his family." | "You concealed his body for a significant period, causing extra suffering for his family." |
The mother-of-two showed no emotion but thanked the judge after she was sentenced. | |
Beddoe, of Brockley, south London, was found guilty of assisting an offender and was remanded until 7 December. |