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| Spree killer Joanne Dennehy 'had sadistic lust for blood' | Spree killer Joanne Dennehy 'had sadistic lust for blood' |
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| "Cruel, calculating, and manipulative" triple killer Joanne Dennehy has been given a whole-life prison sentence. | "Cruel, calculating, and manipulative" triple killer Joanne Dennehy has been given a whole-life prison sentence. |
| Dennehy, described by the judge at the Old Bailey as having a "sadistic lust for blood", is only the third woman to be handed such a term. | |
| The 31-year-old, of Orton Goldhay in Peterborough, murdered Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, Kevin Lee, 48, and John Chapman, 56, in March last year. | |
| Mr Justice Spencer also described the defendant as "a pathological liar". | |
| Killers Myra Hindley and Rosemary West are the only other women to be handed a whole-life tariff. | |
| One of Dennehy's accomplices, Gary Stretch, 47, has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 19 years. | |
| 'Killing was moreish' | |
| Dennehy had also admitted the attempted murders of two other men in Hereford. | Dennehy had also admitted the attempted murders of two other men in Hereford. |
| Mr Justice Spencer told her: "The death and destruction for which you are responsible, has caused untold distress to the families of the men you murdered and to the men you attacked." | Mr Justice Spencer told her: "The death and destruction for which you are responsible, has caused untold distress to the families of the men you murdered and to the men you attacked." |
| He added that she told a psychiatrist: "I killed to see how I would feel, to see if I was as cold as I thought I was, then it got moreish." | |
| As she was sentenced, Dennehy, who had been laughing during the earlier part of the hearing, showed no emotion and stood in the dock with her eyes closed. | As she was sentenced, Dennehy, who had been laughing during the earlier part of the hearing, showed no emotion and stood in the dock with her eyes closed. |
| "You have shown no genuine remorse; quite the reverse," Mr Justice Spencer said. "You have written to me saying you feel no remorse for the murders." | "You have shown no genuine remorse; quite the reverse," Mr Justice Spencer said. "You have written to me saying you feel no remorse for the murders." |
| The power to set minimum terms in life sentence cases used to rest with the Home Secretary. | |
| In Hindley's case, that was David Waddington; in Rosemary West's case, it was Jack Straw. | |
| 'Eager to help' | |
| Stretch received his life term for the attempted murders of Robin Bereza and John Rogers in Hereford. | Stretch received his life term for the attempted murders of Robin Bereza and John Rogers in Hereford. |
| He and Dennehy's other accomplice, Leslie Layton, 37, were convicted of a number of charges of helping her, after a trial at Cambridge Crown Court earlier this month. | He and Dennehy's other accomplice, Leslie Layton, 37, were convicted of a number of charges of helping her, after a trial at Cambridge Crown Court earlier this month. |
| Layton was jailed for a total of 14 years for preventing lawful and decent burial and perverting the course of justice. | Layton was jailed for a total of 14 years for preventing lawful and decent burial and perverting the course of justice. |
| A third man, Robert Moore, of Belvoir Way, Peterborough, was jailed for three years for assisting Dennehy. | A third man, Robert Moore, of Belvoir Way, Peterborough, was jailed for three years for assisting Dennehy. |
| Following Dennehy's sentencing, Mr Slaboszewski's family said: "Lukasz was a sensitive person and was always eager to help others. | |
| "Not only was he friendly to everyone, he always made everyone laugh. Our life will not be the same without him and we truly miss him." |