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Man jailed for police wife murder Man jailed for police wife murder
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A cheating husband who planned the murder of his wife so he could start a new life with his mistress has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey.A cheating husband who planned the murder of his wife so he could start a new life with his mistress has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey.
Special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, 29, bled to death after being stabbed with a kitchen knife at her home in Wembley, north London, in May 2006.Special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri, 29, bled to death after being stabbed with a kitchen knife at her home in Wembley, north London, in May 2006.
Fadi Nasri, 34, planned the murder to claim a £350,000 insurance policy to pay off debts of more than £100,000.Fadi Nasri, 34, planned the murder to claim a £350,000 insurance policy to pay off debts of more than £100,000.
He was told he would serve a minimum of 20 years in prison. He was told he would serve a minimum of 20 years.
Two other men were also given life sentences for the murder.
Nasri hired drug dealer Roger Leslie, 38, from Barnet, north London, to organise the killing and he, in turn, recruited Jason Jones, 36, from Manor Park, east London, as the knifeman.
They were told they would each serve a minimum of 18 and 20 years respectively.
'Supportive wife''Supportive wife'
Judge Peter Beaumont, the Recorder of London, told Nasri he had betrayed the trust he owed his wife. Two other men were also given life sentences for the murder.
"She was a loyal, loving and supportive wife," he said. Nasri hired drug dealer Roger Leslie, 38, from Barnet, north London, to organise the killing.
Leslie then recruited Jason Jones, 36, from Manor Park, east London, as the man who would stab her to death.
Leslie (l) and Jones were hired to kill the special constable
Both men were told they would each serve a minimum of 18 and 20 years respectively.
Speaking outside court after the sentencing, the victim's older brother Katen Patel said: "It's a huge relief that this nightmare is finally over and the men responsible will remain in prison for a very long time.
"However no sentence given to the murderers will ever replace Nisha and this outcome will never compare to the suffering or magnitude of our loss."
When Mrs Patel-Nasri was killed, detectives first thought she had gone outside to investigate a disturbance.When Mrs Patel-Nasri was killed, detectives first thought she had gone outside to investigate a disturbance.
Leslie (l) and Jones were hired to kill the special police constable
But investigations revealed her husband stood to benefit from her death and had arranged for his wife to be at home on her own on the night she was killed.But investigations revealed her husband stood to benefit from her death and had arranged for his wife to be at home on her own on the night she was killed.
He was regularly visiting prostitutes and began a "passionate" affair with one of them, Laura Mockiene. I find there was a significant degree of planning and premeditation Judge Peter Beaumont
Nasri had been meeting her for weekly sex sessions in hotels and even took her on a secret holiday to the Egyptian pyramids in the months leading up to the killing. The court heard Nasri was regularly visiting prostitutes and began a passionate affair with one of them, Laura Mockiene.
But his business was in trouble and he could not afford his extravagant lifestyle, so he killed his wife to pay for it in what police called "the final betrayal". Nasri had been meeting her for sex in hotels and even took her on a secret holiday to the Egyptian pyramids in the months leading up to the killing.
But the court was told his business was in trouble and he could not afford such an extravagant lifestyle, so he killed his wife to pay for it.
"I find there was a significant degree of planning and premeditation," said Judge Peter Beaumont, the Recorder of London.
"There is only one sentence for murder and that is imprisonment for life."
The death of Mrs Patel-Nasri was described as a "tragedy" by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair.The death of Mrs Patel-Nasri was described as a "tragedy" by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair.