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A man has admitted murdering his partner who was stabbed to death in a taxi in Birmingham. A man has admitted murdering his partner as she tried to escape from a Birmingham taxi, after learning she had had an abortion.
Mother-of-three Natasha Trevis, 22, of Weoley Castle, died at the scene of the stabbing in Northfield on 7 August. Natasha Trevis, 22, of Weoley Castle, died at the scene in Northfield on 7 August after being stabbed 26 times.
Junior Saleem Oakes, 28, of Dimsdale Road, Northfield, pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court. Junior Saleem Oakes, 28, of Dimsdale Road, Northfield, was jailed for life by a Birmingham Crown Court judge and must serve at least 22 years.
He was jailed for life and must serve at least 22 years. Miss Trevis had two daughters aged three and 18 months and a seven-month-old son. Ms Trevis and Oakes had two young daughters and a baby son.
The attack took place five days after a social worker let slip Ms Trevis had aborted a fourth child.
'Savage attack'
Oakes stabbed her in the head, face, neck, chest, back and legs as she tried to get away, the court heard.
The taxi driver and other members of the public witnessed the attack.
While on remand Oakes was reported to have said he "killed his missus because she had killed one of their kids", the court heard.
Judge William Davis QC told Oakes: "I described the attack as savage because you inflicted 26 separate wounds with a knife - many of them required severe force, and many of them were inflicted from behind.
"This young woman was either turning her back on you or trying to escape.
"She did escape from the taxi but you chased her and continued the attack even as she tried desperately to save herself."
Prosecutor David Matthew said the murder was committed on the morning of Oakes's 28th birthday as the taxi headed towards the victim's mother's home.
In a tribute previously issued through West Midlands Police, the victim's mother, Joanne Hewitt, said her daughter was "so loving, so caring".In a tribute previously issued through West Midlands Police, the victim's mother, Joanne Hewitt, said her daughter was "so loving, so caring".
She added: "Her children are asking for their mum and I have to tell them she has gone to the stars and is looking down over them. She added: "Her children are asking for their mum and I have to tell them she has gone to the stars and is looking down over them."
"She was a niece, a cousin, a mother and sister and everyone will forever miss her."