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Burglar guilty of woman's murder | Burglar guilty of woman's murder |
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A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former work colleague after breaking into her south London office. | |
Cathy Marlow, 28, was found in a shower cubicle last January, at the building in Stockwell, south London, after being strangled with her own scarf. | Cathy Marlow, 28, was found in a shower cubicle last January, at the building in Stockwell, south London, after being strangled with her own scarf. |
Matthew Fagan, 33, of Elephant and Castle, London, denied Miss Marlow's murder, at his Old Bailey trial. | |
Fagan, earlier sacked from the firm she worked for, was told he will serve a minimum of 26 years in jail. | |
Miss Marlow, a New Zealand national, had found him and an accomplice stealing computer equipment from the offices of Research Now, a market research firm. | Miss Marlow, a New Zealand national, had found him and an accomplice stealing computer equipment from the offices of Research Now, a market research firm. |
Fagan had been sacked by the firm nine months earlier | |
Fagan, a married American national, had been sacked by the firm nine months earlier, the court heard. | Fagan, a married American national, had been sacked by the firm nine months earlier, the court heard. |
He admitted going into the office and stealing six laptop computers on 13 January 2007, the day of the killing, but denied Miss Marlow's murder. | He admitted going into the office and stealing six laptop computers on 13 January 2007, the day of the killing, but denied Miss Marlow's murder. |
Miss Marlow, a finance manager from New Zealand, had gone in on a Saturday as she wanted to get on top of her workload after recently returning from holiday. | Miss Marlow, a finance manager from New Zealand, had gone in on a Saturday as she wanted to get on top of her workload after recently returning from holiday. |
Fagan told the court Miss Marlow had seen him and started shouting. | Fagan told the court Miss Marlow had seen him and started shouting. |
After a struggle she had been tied up with a red scarf and a white towel. | After a struggle she had been tied up with a red scarf and a white towel. |
Fagan had claimed he left her tied up but alive as he left the building. | Fagan had claimed he left her tied up but alive as he left the building. |