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‘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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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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Rowdown Fields murder victim named as Sarah Mayhew, 38

Police investigating after human remains were found in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, last week have identified the victim as Sarah Mayhew. The Met say Mayhew was 38, and from Croydon. Her family has been informed. A 44-year-old man and a … Continue reading

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Man and woman arrested for ‘awful’ Rowdown Fields murder

A man and a woman have been arrested by police in connection with the human remains found on Rowdown Fields in New Addington earlier this week. A statement issued by Scotland Yard today said that a 44-year old man and … Continue reading

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Murder investigation follows New Addington body discovery

Preliminary tests conducted by a forensic anthropologist yesterday confirmed that the body parts discovered in a New Addington park this week are human, as the Metropolitan Police launched a murder inquiry. The body parts – some reports suggest a human … Continue reading

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Met investigates ‘human remains’ found in New Addington park

Forensic detectives from the Metropolitan Police have begun an investigation into what has been described as “possible human remains” that were discovered yesterday morning in a park in New Addington. Rowdown Fields, off Lodge Lane, the site of the gruesome … Continue reading

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