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Natalie Jarvis murder: Boyfriend Adam Whelehan jailed for life | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A man who stabbed his girlfriend 19 times in the neck in order to end their relationship has been sentenced to life in prison. | A man who stabbed his girlfriend 19 times in the neck in order to end their relationship has been sentenced to life in prison. |
Adam Whelehan, from Sidcup, was convicted on Wednesday of murdering Natalie Jarvis, 24, on 3 October 2012 by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court. | |
He told the court he was acting in self-defence when he killed Ms Jarvis in Swanley Village Road, Swanley, Kent. | He told the court he was acting in self-defence when he killed Ms Jarvis in Swanley Village Road, Swanley, Kent. |
Whelehan, 23, was ordered to serve a minimum of 26 years in prison. | Whelehan, 23, was ordered to serve a minimum of 26 years in prison. |
The prosecution in the four-week trial told the court Whelehan spent weeks plotting the murder. | |
Ms Jarvis's family said no sentence would be long enough. | |
"We cannot get our beloved Natalie back," they said in a statement issued after the hearing. | |
"Our hearts have been shattered and can never be mended. | |
"Our family has been horrifically ripped apart by the senseless, savage slaughter of the most loving sister and daughter anyone could ask for. | |
"Natalie was the most amazing person anyone could wish to meet. | |
"Her smile and laughter were infectious and the love she had for life, and everyone in her life, was overwhelming." | |
Whelehan's co-defendant in the trial, Thomas Fuller, 23, of Oakley Drive, Eltham, was cleared by the jury of murder. | |
Kent Police said Whelehan, of Roseberry Avenue, had driven to Swanley to meet Ms Jarvis with Mr Fuller in the boot of his car. | |
After killing her, Whelehan returned to the car and told Mr Fuller to drive away. Whelehan handed himself in at a police station three and a half hours later. | |
Ms Jarvis was found at the side of the road bleeding from the head and neck and was declared dead at the scene. |
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