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| A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former work colleague after breaking into her office. | |
| Cathy Marlow, 28, was found strangled with her own scarf and dumped in a shower cubicle at the building in Stockwell, south London, last January. | |
| Matthew Fagan, 33, of Elephant and Castle, London, denied Miss Marlow's murder, at his Old Bailey trial. | 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. | 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. |
| DNA match | DNA match |
| Fagan, a married American national, had been sacked by the firm nine months earlier for incompetence, the court heard. | Fagan, a married American national, had been sacked by the firm nine months earlier for incompetence, 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. Against a man of your size and strength she would have stood no chance Judge Brian Barker | 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. Against a man of your size and strength she would have stood no chance Judge Brian Barker |
| Miss Marlow, a finance manager, 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, 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 recognised him and started shouting. | Fagan told the court Miss Marlow had recognised him and started shouting. |
| He beat her over the head with a blunt instrument and strangled her with her scarf. | He beat her over the head with a blunt instrument and strangled her with her scarf. |
| Fagan denied this in court, claiming that Miss Marlow was tied up after a struggle. | Fagan denied this in court, claiming that Miss Marlow was tied up after a struggle. |
| He left her alive with his accomplice as he left the building, Fagan told the court. | He left her alive with his accomplice as he left the building, Fagan told the court. |
| Sentencing, Judge Brian Barker told Fagan: "Against a man of your size and strength she would have stood no chance." | Sentencing, Judge Brian Barker told Fagan: "Against a man of your size and strength she would have stood no chance." |
| Fagan was caught after detectives matched his profile to DNA found under Miss Marlow's fingernails. | Fagan was caught after detectives matched his profile to DNA found under Miss Marlow's fingernails. |
| Miss Marlow's brother Brendan read a victim impact statement on behalf of their father to the court. | Miss Marlow's brother Brendan read a victim impact statement on behalf of their father to the court. |
| He said: "The man who carried out this crime is as cruel as he is callous." | He said: "The man who carried out this crime is as cruel as he is callous." |