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| Student guilty of doctor murder | Student guilty of doctor murder |
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| A law student has been found guilty of stabbing to death a doctor who gave him lodgings and acted as his guardian. | A law student has been found guilty of stabbing to death a doctor who gave him lodgings and acted as his guardian. |
| David Quartey, 22, of Humber Road, Dartford, was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of murdering consultant paediatrician Victoria Anyetei. | David Quartey, 22, of Humber Road, Dartford, was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of murdering consultant paediatrician Victoria Anyetei. |
| The 54-year-old was stabbed 56 times in her car in Teynham Road, Dartford, on 14 August 2007, as she left for work at St Thomas' Hospital in London. | |
| Quartey was jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 15 years. | Quartey was jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 15 years. |
| 'Enormous brutality' | |
| Sentencing him, Judge Jeremy Carey said: "You gravely abused the trust that she put in you. | |
| "It was indeed a frenzied attack of enormous brutality." | |
| He described Quartey as a "highly dangerous young man". | |
| Dr Anyetei, a mother of one, was found in her Toyota Avensis on her driveway with wounds to her head, neck, body, arms and hands. | |
| Jurors were told Quartey "snapped" from the pressure of failing his exams. | Jurors were told Quartey "snapped" from the pressure of failing his exams. |
| Maidstone Crown Court heard that Quartey had failed his exams for a second time and did not want his family in Ghana to find out. | Maidstone Crown Court heard that Quartey had failed his exams for a second time and did not want his family in Ghana to find out. |
| During the four-week trial, Quartey told the court that he and Dr Anyetei shared a "mother and son" relationship. | During the four-week trial, Quartey told the court that he and Dr Anyetei shared a "mother and son" relationship. |
| He said he had been accused of killing someone he loved, who cared about what was going on in his life. | He said he had been accused of killing someone he loved, who cared about what was going on in his life. |
| "I respected her. I was never rude to her. I either called her mum or doc," he told the jury. | "I respected her. I was never rude to her. I either called her mum or doc," he told the jury. |