Tag Archives: Gemma Watts

‘Sadistic and twisted’ killer Sansom is given full life sentence

WARNING: This report includes disturbing details of the nature of a crime which were discovered during the police investigation and later recounted in open court during sentencing at the Old Bailey Murderer Steven Sansom, who was released from prison on … Continue reading

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National paper names Sansom as Urfan Sharif’s cell attacker

Steve Sansom, the New Addington murderer who was released on parole and killed again in the gruesome attack on Sarah Mayhew, has been named as the Belmarsh Prison inmate who savagely assaulted Urfan Sharif, recently convicted of the murder of … Continue reading

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Parole review ordered into release of murderer Steve Sansom

Convicted killer pleaded guilty to Sarah Mayhew’s gruesome murder in September and yesterday at the Old Bailey, his partner, Gemma Watts, also admitted murder The couple who killed Sarah Mayhew and dismembered her body will be given life sentences, after … Continue reading

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Killer of Sarah Mayhew has previous conviction for murder

Steve Sansom, the man charged with the savage murder of Sarah Mayhew earlier this year, had been jailed previously for killing a New Addington mini-cab driver in 1998. Reporting restrictions on Sansom’s previous murder conviction were lifted today after the … Continue reading

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Murder victim’s body parts discovered in River Wandle

The gruesome discovery of dismembered human remains in the River Wandle in Mitcham yesterday have been confirmed as being those of Sarah Mayhew, the Croydon woman found murdered in April. Police established a crime scene at Rawnsley Avenue, in Ravensbury … Continue reading

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Murdered woman’s body was ‘cut into pieces’ Old Bailey told

UPDATED 6PM: The body of a murdered woman was “cut into pieces with powertools”, a court at the Old Bailey was told this morning. Sarah Mayhew’s remains were found in Rowdown Fields in New Addington last week, prompting a murder … Continue reading

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Man and woman appear in court for murder of Sarah Mayhew

Gemma Watts and Steve Samson appeared in Bromley Magistrates’ Court today, charged with the murder of Sarah Mayhew, whose remains were discovered in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, just after Easter. Watts, 48, from Holmbury Grove, Forestdale (and not as previously … Continue reading

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