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2022

126 UK women killed by men or where a man is the principal suspect:

  1. 5 January 2022: Brenda Blainey, 88, was beaten, stabbed in the chest and had her throat cut at her home in in Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire. Shahin Darvish-Narenjbon, 33, whom she had offered a place to stay, was convicted of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.  
  2. 6 January 2022: Judith Armstrong, 78, was found dead in a house in Herefordshire by police who were following up reports of a car hitting a lamppost. Benjamin Armstrong, 48, has been charged with her murder.
  3. 14 January 2022: Freda Walker, 86, and her husband Ken, 88, were tied up, gagged and beaten during a burglary at their home in Derbyshire. Freda died of her injuries. Vasile Culea, 34, was convicted of Freda’s murder and GBH with intent of her husband, who has since died of cancer. Culea was sentenced to 34 years.
  4. 20 January 2022: Marlene Doyle, 32, was found dead with significant head injuries at her home in Coventry. It is believed she died up to five days prior to her body discovered. Her partner Patryk Skupinski, 37, who police confirmed had a history of domestic violence towards Marlene, was convicted of murder. He was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years.
  5. 23 January 2022: Lauren Malt, 19, was run over twice by her father Nigel Malt, 44, as she tried to stop him attacking her boyfriend, outside her home in Norfolk. Nigel Malt was sentenced to 18 years for her murder.
  6. 24 January 2022: Yasmin Chkaifi, 43, was stabbed to death by her abusive ex-partner Leon McCaskre, 41. The attack took place in the street in West London. A stalking prevention order had been put in place against McCaskre.
  7. 24 January 2022: Mariam Kamara, 46, was found dead after a house fire at her home in London. She had been stabbed eight times, including wounds to her face and neck, by her husband Amidu Komora, 47. The court heard Mariam had confided in friends that she feared he would kill her. Komora was sentenced to 29 for murder and arson.
  8. 27 January 2022: Lucy Powell, 21, was found dead at home Birmingham. Her partner, Gregory Duhamel, 47, smothered her before killing himself.
  9. 28 January 2022: Marena Shaban, 41, suffered multiple stab wounds at the entrance to her home in Birmingham inflicted by her estranged husband Mohammed Arfan, 42. Arfan was convicted of her murder and must serve at least 22 years.
  10. 30 January 2022: Lesma Jackson, 84, was found at her home in Enfield, north London, with a number of injuries and died shortly afterwards. Her 50-year-old son Gareth Jackson, has been charged with her murder.
  11. 1 February 2022: Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was stabbed 90 times by her boyfriend Jack Sepple, 23, at their home in Chelmsford. Ashley had moved from Canada to be with Sepple in 2021, having first met online when Ashley was 12 years old. Sepple was sentenced to 23.5 years for her murder. 
  12. 2 February 2022: Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, 24, was reported missing from Tameside. David Alex Taylor, 61, has been charged with murder.
  13. 2 February 2022: Charissa Brown, 36, died of an overdose of prescription drugs. She also had extensive bruising to her face and body from assaults by her boyfriend, Bobby Hardman, 34. He was found guilty of ABH and false imprisonment and sentenced to 4 years, plus 2 years on licence.
  14. 3 February 2022: Georgia Brooke, 26, was strangled to death by her boyfriend, Luke Cannon, 31. Shortly after, Luke Cannon killed himself. The coroner ruled Georgia was unlawfully killed. 
  15. 6 February 2022: Kathryn Harris, known is Katy, 44, was found with serious injuries at her home in Derbyshire. Her husband, Conrad Iyayi, 44, has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He is accused of murder and is due to stand trial in March 2023. 
  16. 14 February 2022: Naomi Hunte, 41, was found stabbed to death at her home in Woolwich. Carl Cooper, 65, has been charged with murder. Cooper has also been charged with the murder of Fiona Holm, 48. She has not been seen since 20 June 2023. 
  17. 17 February 2022: Nicola Shaba, 46, died of a head wound in her home in Folkestone, Kent. Liam Petts, 24, has been charged with her murder and arson reckless as to whether life was endangered.
  18. 21 February 2022: Dawn Trusler, 45, was beaten to death with a hammer, TV and broom handle by Joseph Cummings, 37, at his home in Edinburgh. Cummings inflicted more than 140 injuries. He was sentenced to 21 years for murder.  
  19. 21 February 2022: Susan Ioannou, 58, suffered fatal injuries at a property in Enfield. Deka Omar, 23, and Philip Sherwin, 60, have been charged with murder. Police are also seeking a third man in relation to the investigation. 
  20. 24 February 2022: Valerie Freer, 68, was pronounced dead by paramedics on the driveway of her home in Lichfield, Staffordshire. She died of neck injuries. Alexander Verdu Munoz, 26, was charged with her murder and two counts of aggravated burglary. He was found dead in custody while awaiting trial. An inquest ruled Valerie was unlawfully killed.  
  21. 25 February 2022: Clair Ablewhite, 47, was found stabbed to death in her home in Melton, Leicestershire. She had met John Jessop, 26, on a dating website and she had ended the 6-month relationship a week before he killed her. He has been convicted of murder and given a minimum sentence of 17 years and 8 months.
  22. 3 March 2022: Valerie Warrington, 73, and her husband, Clive, 67, were found stabbed to death in separate locations in Gloucestershire. Their son William Warrington, 40, has been charged with their murders.
  23. 15 March 2022: Michelle O’Neill, 47, suffered multiple stab wounds to her face and neck when she was attacked by her son, Zak O’Neill, 20, at their home in Cheltenham. The day before the attack Zak had called the police and mental health Crisis Team and said he was worried he was dangerous. He was convicted of manslaughter with diminished responsibility and detained indefinitely.
  24. 17 March 2022: Sabita Thanwani, 19, was found dead in her bed in university halls in London. She had died of sharp force trauma to the neck. Her boyfriend Maher Maroufe, 22, was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
  25. 24 March 2022: Yasmin Begum, 40, was stabbed to death in her home in East London. Her estranged husband Quyum Miah, 41, was convicted of murder, aggravated by financial gain. He was sentenced to a minimum of 33 years. 
  26. 25 March 2022: Kirstie Ellis, 35, was found dead at home in Leeds. Tony Brooks, 35, pleaded guilty to her murder. Brooks was sentenced to a minimum of 24 years and nine months.
  27. 2 April 2022: Shotera Bibi, 80, was stabbed to death in Newham, East London. Subell Ali, 33, has been charged with her murder.
  28. 3 April 2022: Sherry Bruce, 58, was found seriously injured in Aberdeen and died at the scene. Thai Hoang, also known as Beaton, 24, was charged with murder and the attempted murder of his friend, Sherry’s son. He was not held criminally responsible and detained in a secure hospital.
  29. 4 April 2022: Helen Lawrie, 83, was found dead at home in Norfolk. She suffered at least one blow from a hammer. Her husband, Alexander was also found dead. A coroner ruled Helen was unlawfully killed and Alexander died of suicide.
  30. 10 April 2022: Emma Baillie, 26, was found dead in a property in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Peter Duffy, 46, has been charged with her murder and that of John Duffy, who was found dead in a different property.
  31. 11 April 2022: Ramona Stoia, 35, died from stab wounds to the neck in Canterbury, Kent. Police believe she was killed by her husband, Catalin Micu, 54, who also killed himself. Micu was subject to bail conditions at the time of the femicide following allegations he had raped Ramona throughout their marriage. He had also breached a non-molestation order.  
  32. 16 April 2022: Alyson Nelson, 64, was stabbed to death in Whitehead, County Antrim. William Finlay, 68, pleaded guilty to murder aggravated by domestic abuse in November 2023. He was given a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 20 years.
  33. 19 April 2022: Susan Farrance, 65, and her husband Jeffrey, 67, were found dead with a third man in a Buckinghamshire home. All three are reported to have known each other and no other suspect is being sought.
  34. 19 April 2022: Colette Myers, 33, suffered blunt force trauma when she was attacked by her partner James Campbell, 32, at their home in Newcastle. James Campbell was convicted of murder. He must serve at least 18 years.
  35. 22 April 2022: Katie Kenyon, 33, was last seen alive getting into a vehicle in Burnley, Lancashire. Her body was found in the Forest of Bowland on 29 April 22. Her ex-partner, Andrew Burfield, 50, killed her with an axe. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 33 years minimum.
  36. 22 April 2022: Buddug Jones, 48, was found dead in her bed, at home in Holyhead, Wales. She died of blunt force injury to the head. Her partner Colin Milburn, 52, was convicted of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years.
  37. 24 April 2022: Inayat Begum, 85, died of head, chest and abdominal injuries, at her home in Burnley, Lancashire. Her son Mumtaz Ahmed, 43, was convicted of murder and must serve at least 22 years.
  38. 25 April 2022: Dolet Hill, 64, was one of four family members, including her partner Denton Burke, 58, her daughter and granddaughter, stabbed to death in south London by Joshua Jacques, 28.
  39. 25 April 2022: Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, was one of four family members, including her mother, her mother’s partner and her daughter, stabbed to death in south London. Joshua Jacques, 28, her daughter’s boyfriend, has been charged with their murders.
  40. 25 April 2022: Samantha Drummonds, 27, was one of four family members, including her mother, grandmother and grandmother’s partner, stabbed to death in south London.  Her boyfriend Joshua Jacques, 28, has been charged with their murders.
  41. 1 May 2022: Diana Gabaliene, 33, was found dead in a house in Lincolnshire. She had been strangled by her partner Deividas Gabalis, 40, who also killed himself.
  42. 7 May 2022: Aimee Cannon, 26, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a house in West Lothian, Scotland. Michael Porchetta, 25, has been charged with her murder.
  43. 8 May 2022: Amanda McAlear, 50, was found dead after sustaining serious injuries, in a house in Glasgow. John Higgins, 62, has been convicted of her murder. 
  44. 10 May 2022: Shannon Stanley, 27, was stabbed to death at a house in Birmingham. Pablo Hoad, 27, has been charged with her murder.
  45. 11 May 2022: Lorraine Cullen, 43, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in her home in Merseyside. A 21-year-old man was charged with murder and later detained under the Mental Health Act. Police are not looking for anyone else in relation to her death.
  46. 12 May 2022: Karen Wheeler, 62, was bludgeoned to death by her husband at their home in Birkenhead. Mark Wheeler, 51, was sentenced to 15 years and ten months for her murder.
  47. 13 May 2022: Lisa Fraser, 52, was found dead in her home in Wales. Matthew Harris, 41, was charged with her murder. On 27 May 22, Harris was found hanging in his cell. He died the following day.
  48. 17 May 2022: Ania Jedrkowiak, 21, was stabbed to death as she walked home from work. Her ex-boyfriend Dennis Akpomedaye, 29, had stalked Ania over 100 miles and attacked her in an alleyway in Ealing, west London. The trial heard that Akpomedaye had refused to accept the end of their relationship. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 29 years.
  49. 19 May 2022: Aaisha Hasan, 34, suffered at least 26 stab wounds and defensive cuts to her hands when she was stabbed to death by her husband at their home in Newham. Aaisha had kept pictures of bruises and recordings on her phone which documented her husband’s violent and abusive behaviour towards her. About a week before he killed her, Aaisha can be heard telling her husband to leave because he was going to kill her. Asim Hasan, 33, was convicted of murder.
  50. 24 May 2022: Mari O’Flynn, 79, was punched, strangled and sexually assaulted at her home in Newport, Wales. Simon Parks, 51, her son-in-law, has been convicted and sentenced to a minimum of 25 years.
  51. 31 May 2022: Julie Youel, 53, was stabbed to death by her husband at a property in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Darren Youel, 54, was convicted of her murder and sentenced to a minimum of 12 and a half years.
  52. 1 June 2022: Dr Antonella Castelvedere, 52, was stabbed 15 times by her husband Ertan Ersoy, 50, at their home in Colchester. The court heard that Ersoy had sought to control Antonella’s life. The day before her murder, Antonella wrote a note in her phone which stated that she feared for her life. Ersoy was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years.
  53. 3 June 2022: Kerry Owen, 35, was found dead by a dog walker in Hopwood, Worcestershire.  Her partner, Alan Edney, 30, subjected Kerry to an attack which fractured her nasal bone & knocked out one of her front teeth. She was also strangled during the assault. Edney was convicted of murder and must serve at least 20 years.
  54. 5 June 2022: Saira Ali, 47, was stabbed to death at her in home Sheffield, West Yorkshire. Her husband Vahid Kabiri, 43, has been charged with her murder.
  55. 6 June 2022: Jennifer Andrews, 35, died from multiple blunt force trauma in Leeds, West Yorkshire. She suffered 13 bites on her face, breasts, abdomen, back and arms. Rawden Ibbitson, 31, admitted murder and assault by penetration.
  56. 11 June 2022: Terri Jordan, 32, was last seen alive. Her body was found by a member of the public in bushes in Harehills, West Yorkshire on 23 June 22. Mark Metcalfe, 39, has been charged with her murder and preventing a lawful burial. 
  57. 16 June 2022: A woman in her 40s, whose name has not been released was found dying on a street in Wolverhampton. Rahul Sharma, 29, has been charged with her murder.
  58. 19 June 2022: Margaret Una Noone, 77, was found dead in the bedroom of a house in Cookstown, N. Ireland. Police said that a set of rosary beads were in her hands. The cause of her death was compression to the neck. Her son, Barry Noone, 45, has been charged with her murder.
  59. 21 June 2022: Sakunthala Francis, 89, was found dead in a house in Croydon, S. London. She had been stabbed to death. Her grandson, Verushan Manoharan, has been charged with her murder.
  60. 22 June 2022: Sally Turner, 50, was stabbed 68 times by her estranged husband at a house in Durham. Harry Turner, 53, was convicted of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 17 years and 120 days in prison.
  61. 25 June 2022: Somaiya Begum, 20, was last seen alive. Her body was found on 6 July 2022 wrapped in carpet on wasteland in Bradford. She had been strangled and stabbed with a metal spike. Her uncle Mohammed Taroos Khan, 52, was convicted of murder.  
  62. 26 June 2022: Zara Aleena, 36, died of head and neck injuries after being attacked as she walked home in north east London. Jordan McSweeney, 29, has been charged with her murder, robbery and attempted rape.
  63. 28 June 2022: Wendy Morris, 76, was found dead with a gunshot wound to her head by medics attending to reports of an unresponsive female in Dorset. He husband, Edward Morris, 79, was also found dead with a gunshot wound. Police are not looking for anyone else.
  64. 7-10 July 2022: Abi Fisher, 29, was found dead in undergrowth after going missing in West Yorkshire. She had been strangled. Her husband, Matthew Fisher, 29, pleaded guilty to her murder. He was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison.
  65. 11 July 2022: Margaret Barnes, 71, was killed in Barmouth, Wales, after a stranger beat her up outside his home. David Redfern, 45, has been convicted of her murder.
  66. 11 July 2022: Hina Bashir, 21, was last seen alive and was reported missing on 14th July. Her body was found in a suitcase in London on 17th July. Muhammad Arslan, 26, who had wanted an intimate relationship with Hina, was convicted of murder. Hina had told him she did not want a relationship.
  67. 16 July 2022: Samantha Murphy, 37, was stabbed in a house in Margate and later died in hospital. Her partner, Thomas Allen, 38, has been charged with her murder. 
  68. 22 July 2022: Madison Wright, 30, was believed to have been killed, via methods not disclosed in media. Her partner, Gary Bennett, 36, then hid her body in a park in Basildon, Essex. He was found guilty of murder. He has been convicted of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years.
  69. 22 July 2022: Kiena Dawes, 23, was found dead on railway tracks in Lancashire. Ryan Wellings, 30, is charged with manslaughter, coercive and controlling behaviour and ABH. In January 2025, he was found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic violence but cleared of her manslaughter. During the trial the jury was told Kiena had left a note saying “I was murdered” and that Wellings had “killed [her]” before taking her own life.
  70. 24 July 2022: Lauren Howe, 26, died in hospital after police had found her in a property in Bradford when responding to a concern for safety call. Charlie Booth, 27, has been charged with her murder. He is also charged with threats to commit damage and malicious communications.
  71. 25 July 2022: Becci Rees-Hughes, suffered multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma in a house in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Police believe she was killed by her partner Ben Crosby, 46, who died in a crash following a police pursuit.
  72. 26 July 2022: Mairi Doherty, 41, died in hospital three days after she was kicked and shoved down tenement steps outside Kevin Campbell’s flat in Glasgow during an argument about a bike. Campbell, 45, who had served 16 previous jail terms for violence, was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years for murder.
  73. 29 July 2022: Kathleen John, 39, ‘fell from height’ in Wembley, London. Leonidas Georgalla 50, has been charged with her murder.
  74. 8 August 2022: Helen Barlow, 54, was found dead at home in North Shields after it was reported that she hadn’t turned up for work. Police said she had been assaulted. Her partner Richard Leishman, 65, was also found dead. Police are treating the case as a ‘murder-suicide’.
  75. 16 August 2022: Mckyla Taylor, 27, suffered 199 injuries when she was attacked with screwdrivers by David Jackson, 66. Jackson, who had convictions dating back to the 1970s for child sexual abuse and exploitation, had a history of exploiting Mckyla and was on bail for punching Mckyla in the street when she was murdered. He was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years.
  76. 16 August 2022: Elinor O’Brien, 22, was found with a stab wound to the groin at her partner’s flat in Manchester. Kevin Mannion, 44 – who had a history of violence, abuse and controlling behaviour towards Elinor throughout their eight-month relationship – was convicted of murder, wounding with intent for an assault in which he stabbed Elinor in her breast and coercive control.
  77. 21 August 2022: Ashley Dale, 28, died in hospital after being shot dead in the garden of her home in Liverpool. It is believed she was not the intended target. Police are appealing for witnesses. 
  78. 22 August 2022: Karen Dempsey, 55, died in hospital after being stabbed in a car park in Liverpool. Her son, Jamie Dempsey, 32, has been charged with her murder.
  79. 23 August 2022: Wendy Buckney-Morgan, 71, was stabbed to death in Swansea. A 55-year-old man has been detailed under the Mental Health Act in relation to her killing.
  80. 24 August 2022: Elizabeth (Lizzie) McCann, 26, was befriended by Simon Goold, 52, and plied with drinks. She went to his flat where he raped and sexually assaulted her before strangling her with a ligature. He was sentenced to serve  a minimum of 35 years in prison for murder, rape and sexual assault.
  81. 26 August 2022: Margaret Griffiths, 87, died in hospital in Wales. Her son, John Griffiths, 57, has been charged with her murder.
  82. 27 August 2022: Susan Moore, 53, died in hospital after being found unresponsive in a property near Newport in Wales. Andrew Jenkin, 48, has been charged with her murder.
  83. 30 August 2022: Katie Hurmuz-Irimia, 40, was stabbed to death at her home in Oxfordshire by her husband Mihai Hurmuz-Irimia, 29. She suffered 171 stabs wounds or incisions in the attack. Mihai Hurmuz-Irimia was sentenced to at least 21 years for murder.
  84. 31 August 2022: Jacqueline Forrest, known as Jaki, 49, was strangled and suffered blunt force trauma when she was attacked by her partner at their home in Haydock, Merseyside. Knife wounds were found on her body and inflicted after her death. Robert Massey, pleaded guilty to murder and two counts of attempted murder of two men. He was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison.
  85. 3 September 2022: Patricia Bitters, 84, died in hospital after she was repeatedly punched and stamped on by her grandson at her home in Forres, Aberdeenshire. Her grandson, Scott McCulloch, 25, was convicted of murder.
  86. 6 september 2022: Susan Hawkey, 71 was last seen alive, before being found strangled and tied up in her home, in Neasden, 20 days later. The stranger, Xyaire Howard, 23, was found guilty of murder. Howard (and Chelsea Grant, 28) had robbed her before.
  87. 6 September 2022: Harleen Kaur Satpreet Gandhi, 32, was found seriously injured in a house in Leeds. Her husband Satpreet Singh Gandhi, 37, has been charged with her murder.
  88. 6 September 2022: Susan Hawkey, 71 was last seen alive, before being found strangled and tied up in her home, in Neasden, 20 days later. The stranger, Xyaire Howard, 23, was found guilty of murder. Howard (and Chelsea Grant, 28) had robbed her before.
  89. 9 September 2022: Samantha Holden, 56, was found dead at a property in Farnborough. Adam Watson, 37, has been charged with murder.
  90. 11 September 2022: Hollie Thompson, 28, was found dead in a property in Belfast. Her partner, Christopher Morelli, 31, has been charged with her murder.
  91. 14 September 2022: Ruth Stone-Houghton, 60, and Christopher Stone-Houghton, 66, were found dead in a house in Portsmouth. Police have commenced a murder investigation with regards to the death of Ruth and are not seeking anyone else.
  92. 14 September 2022: Shakira Spencer, 35, was found dead at her home in Ealing on 25 September 22. She was subjected to a prolonged campaign of beatings, enslavement, coercion, control, humiliation and degradation over a period of months. Shaun Pendlebury, 26, Ashana Studholme, 38, and Lisa Richardson, 44, where convicted of murder and preventing a lawful burial.
  93. 15 September 2022: Jillu Nash, 44, and her 12-year-old daughter Louise, were found dead in a property in Suffolk. Jillu died from pressure to the neck and Louise from stab wounds. Their husband/father Peter Nash, 46, was found guilty their murders. He was ordered to serve at least 40 years.   
  94. 17 September 2022: Jill Barclay, 47, sustained facial injuries, blunt force trauma and strangulation before she was set on fire outside a property in Aberdeen. Rhys Bennett, 22, has been charged with her murder.
  95. 20 September 2022: Emma Potter, 40, was repeatedly stabbed in her chest, stomach, arm and leg at her home in Stroud by Joe Rankin, 33. Rankin, who was known to Emma, told a psychiatrist that he went to her home with the intention of killing her. After her death he sexually violated her body. Rankin was sentenced to a minimum of 24 years for murder.     
  96. 27 September 2022: Carolyn Kemp was 34 when she was attacked by her ex-partner, Trevor Baker, in 2009. She was left with a permanent brain injury and died 13 years later. Baker, convicted of attempted murder 2010, has pleaded guilty to her murder.
  97. 7 October 2022: Diana Dafter, 36, was found stabbed to death at her home in Northampton. Her husband Phillip Dafter, 32, was convicted of murder.
  98. 9 October 2022: Rebecca Steer, 22, died when she was dragged underneath a car in Oswestry, Shropshire. The driver deliberately drove into pedestrians following an earlier altercation with another group. Stephen McHugh, 28, was convicted of murder and sentenced to at least 18 years.  
  99. 12 October 2022: Hilary Round, 67, was found in her home in Ilford, east London, in an early stage of decomposition by police responding to calls about her welfare. She had been strangled to death by her neighbour, Jamie Cook, 31. Cook was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years. 
  100. 22 October 2022: Angie White, 45, was found dead in her home in Plasmarl, Swansea. She was strangled and stabbed to death. Her partner Daniel White, 35, was convicted of murder.
  101. 23 October 2022: Yolanda Saldana Feliz, 53, was stabbed to death in Stratford, east London, along with a second woman who has survived. Police were seeking Miguel Angel Alvarez Florentino, 38, in relation to the murder. A body believed to be Florentino, was pulled from a river in Newham on 28 October.
  102. 24 October 2022: Debbie Gumbrell, 59, was found with multiple stab wounds at her home in West Sussex by police responding to reports of an assault. Her husband James Gumbrell, 64, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He is expected to stand trial for murder in 2024.
  103. 30 October 2022: Caroline Adeyelu, 64, was stabbed to death by her son as she tried to defend her daughter, 33, from being attacked by him at their home in Dagenham. Her daughter sustained seven stab wounds and survived. The court found that Nicolas Aina, 28, was suffering symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the attacks. He was given an indefinite hospital order.
  104. November 2022: Sarah Albone, 38, was attacked at her home in in Biggleswade at the end of November 22. Her remains were found in a suit case inside a wheelie bin in February 2023. Her partner, Matthew Waddell, 34, was convicted of murder.
  105. 1 November 2022: Keisha Christodoulou, 32, was stabbed repeatedly and died in her flat in Deptford, S. London. Her ex-partner Leon Murray, 33, has been charged with her murder.
  106. 6 November 2022: Alexis Karran, 49, dies in hospital after being attacked in her home in Tameside.  A 48-year-old man has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
  107. 6 November 2022: Clair Armstrong, 50, was strangled to death by her partner Ashley Kemp, 55, at her home in Messingham, Lincolnshire. Clair had told Kemp to leave the house following a report to the police from a young woman stating she had been sexually assaulted by Ashley Kemp. Kemp was convicted of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 19 years.   
  108. 6 November 2022: Jacqueline (Jackie) Rutter, 53, was shot dead at home in Merseyside. Police have said that they believed it was a targeted attack.
  109. 21 November 2022: Lorraine Mills, 63, was indecently assaulted and stabbed 48 times by her daughter’s ex-partner Richard Shaw, 48, at her home in Southampton. Shaw, who had served 17 years of a life sentence for three counts of rape and was on licence at the time of the killing, was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years for murder.
  110. 22 November 2022: Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, died in hospital two days after a fire at her home which had killed her two daughters Naeemah Drammeh, aged one, and Fatimah Drammeh, aged three. A neighbour Jamie Barrow, 31, was convicted of their murders and ordered to serve at least 44 years.
  111. 23 November 2022: Ruta Draudvilaite, 44, was found unresponsive after a fire in a house in Nelson, Lancashire. Jan Kontash, 57, has been charged with wounding with intent.
  112. 28 November 2022: Mary Andrews, 76, and her husband Bryan, were found dead in their home in Sheffield. Their son, James Andrews, 55, was convicted of double manslaughter with diminished responsibility. He was detained indefinitely.  
  113. 2 December 2022: Michelle Hanson, 47, was stabbed 29 times in her home in Sunderland by her friend, Alexander Carr, 33. Carr was sentenced to a minimum of 29 years and 3 months for murder.
  114. 5 December 2022: Maureen Gitau, 24, was last seen alive. Ex-colleague Mark Moodie, 54, was convicted of murdering Maureen at a block of flats where he worked in south-east London. Maureen’s body has not been found and is believed to have been incinerated.
  115. 8 December 2022: Cynthia Turner, 55, was stabbed in the chest by her husband Legitte Reid, 55, at their home in Tividale, W. Midlands. Ried was convicted of murder and possessing a knife. Originally, he was also charged with rape but the CPS submitted no evidence. 
  116. 14 December 2022: Anju Asok, 35, was strangled to death by her husband Saju Chevalalel, 52, at their home in Northamptonshire. After attempting but failing to poison their children with alcohol and sleeping pills, Chevalalel went onto strangle Jeeva, 6, and Janvi, 4, to death. Chevalalel was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years for their murders.
  117. 15 December 2022: Ailish Walsh, 28, was stabbed with scissors more than 40 times and hit over the head with a dumbbell by her partner Liam Taylor, 37, at her home in east London. Ailish was 22 weeks pregnant with a girl when she was murdered. The court heard that Taylor wanted a boy. He was sentenced to a minimum of 27 years.
  118. 18 December 2022: Natalie McNally, 32, was stabbed to death at her home in Lurgan. She was 15 weeks pregnant. Her partner, Stephan McCullagh, 32, is charged with her murder.
  119. 18 December 2022: Sabrina Cooper, 68, was stabbed five times by Tony King, 59, at her home in East Sussex. Sabrina believed King to be a friend. He was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years for murder.
  120. 20 December 2022: Stacey Warnock, 51, was stabbed to death by her partner the home they shared in Airdrie, Scotland. John McLaughlan, 52, has been convicted of her murder and given a minimum of 17 year sentence.
  121. 21 December 2022: Francesca Di Dio, 20, and her partner Nino Calabro were found dead in a flat in Thornaby, N. Yorkshire. Andrea Cardinale, 21, was convicted of two counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
  122. 23 December 2022: Courtney Boorne, 20, was strangled by her partner at the home their shared in Liverpool. Liam Cain, 19, has been found guilty of murder.
  123. 24 December 2022: Elle Edwards, 26, was shot at close range with a submachine gun outside a pub in Wallasey. Connor Chapman, 22, of no relationship to Elle, was sentenced to 48 years for her murder, the attempted murder of two men, GBH, ABH and wounding with intent.
  124. 26 December 2022: Emma Lovell, 41, was stabbed to death during a burglary of her home in Brisbane, Australia. A boy of 17 pleaded guilty to murder. A second is charged with murder and is yet to enter a plea.
  125. 31 December 2022: Stephanie Hansen, 39, was killed by her housemate Sheldon Rodrigues, 29. She was stabbed to death and beaten with blunt instruments, at their home in Hayes, West London. He had hidden listening devices around the property to monitor and spy on her. He has been found guilty of murder.
  126. 31 December 2022: Gabriella Rudin, 75, who suffered with Parkinson’s Disease, was suffocated by her husband at their home in Cambridge. Martin Rudin, 82, was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He was given a suspended sentence.

 

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