Steve Sansom jailed for life

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Sarah Mayhew murder: 'Bloodthirsty' couple jailed

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Steve Sansom and Gemma Watts admitted murder and perverting the course of justice.

They killed Sarah Mayhew , 38 , and disposed of her remains in different locations.

Sansom , 45 , was out of prison on life licence when he killed Ms Mayhew in Sutton , Sutton .

He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order, which means he will never be released from prison.

The court heard Sansom had murdered before - having served nearly 20 years in prison for stabbing to death a minicab driver on Christmas Eve in 1998 and stealing his wallet. He was released on licence in 2019 . Charlotte Newell KC said in mitigation that Watts had a history of mental health crises and had been "manipulated" by Sansom . Both defendants were also handed concurrent sentences of five years for perverting the course of justice..

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