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| David Browning jailed over Jillian Howell 'bully' murder | David Browning jailed over Jillian Howell 'bully' murder |
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| A man who stabbed his boss to death and wrote "bully" on her forehead has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 28 years. | A man who stabbed his boss to death and wrote "bully" on her forehead has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 28 years. |
| David Browning, 52, of Seaford, was found guilty of murder at Hove Crown Court on Wednesday. | David Browning, 52, of Seaford, was found guilty of murder at Hove Crown Court on Wednesday. |
| He stabbed Jillian Howell in the chest, neck and abdomen, leaving her with 15 stab and slash wounds in October. | |
| Browning had formed an intense attachment to the 46-year-old Brighton university payroll boss, jurors heard. | |
| The court was told he had gone to her house for dinner and reacted with anger when she rejected him. | |
| 'Defiled' body | 'Defiled' body |
| Sentencing, Judge Christine Laing QC said the way in which Browning murdered her was "savage", adding: "This was a sustained attack and the terror and trauma for her in the final few minutes of her life is unimaginable." | Sentencing, Judge Christine Laing QC said the way in which Browning murdered her was "savage", adding: "This was a sustained attack and the terror and trauma for her in the final few minutes of her life is unimaginable." |
| The judge said Ms Howell, in her final moments, "desperately tried to defend herself". | The judge said Ms Howell, in her final moments, "desperately tried to defend herself". |
| She said Browning "defiled" her body by writing the world "bully" on her forehead but said: "Nothing was further from the truth." | She said Browning "defiled" her body by writing the world "bully" on her forehead but said: "Nothing was further from the truth." |
| She said: "The reality of Jillian Howell is that she was a compassionate woman, a quality that cost her her life." | She said: "The reality of Jillian Howell is that she was a compassionate woman, a quality that cost her her life." |
| 'Cocktail of emotions' | 'Cocktail of emotions' |
| Ms Laing said Browning had developed a crush on the woman that turned into an obsession. | Ms Laing said Browning had developed a crush on the woman that turned into an obsession. |
| She told him: "I am quite satisfied that what led to you killing her was a very ordinary cocktail of human emotions, desire, jealously, frustration and anger. | She told him: "I am quite satisfied that what led to you killing her was a very ordinary cocktail of human emotions, desire, jealously, frustration and anger. |
| "Jillian did more than most people would have done to support you as a concerned colleague and friend but it is plain you wanted to be more important or special to her than that. | "Jillian did more than most people would have done to support you as a concerned colleague and friend but it is plain you wanted to be more important or special to her than that. |
| "I have watched you closely during this trial and you have shown no emotion and little remorse other than for your own situation." | "I have watched you closely during this trial and you have shown no emotion and little remorse other than for your own situation." |
| After the hearing, Alison Pratt, director of Brighton and Hove Samaritans, said: "We know that it will continue to be very difficult for Jill's family and friends, and our thoughts are with them." | |
| Describing Ms Howell as a dedicated volunteer, she said she supported people in distress and played a vital role in recruiting and training. | |
| "We will remember her as a warm, compassionate and committed member of the team," she said. |