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| Man killed wife in Facebook row | Man killed wife in Facebook row |
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| A man has been jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death over a posting she made on the social networking site Facebook. | A man has been jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death over a posting she made on the social networking site Facebook. |
| Wayne Forrester, 34, told police he was devastated that his wife Emma, also 34, had changed her online profile to "single" days after he had moved out. | |
| The Old Bailey heard Forrester drove to the marital home in New Addington, south London, and attacked his wife. | The Old Bailey heard Forrester drove to the marital home in New Addington, south London, and attacked his wife. |
| He stabbed her with a kitchen knife and a meat cleaver on 18 February. | He stabbed her with a kitchen knife and a meat cleaver on 18 February. |
| Forrester, who pleaded guilty to murder, was ordered to serve a minimum term of 14 years. | |
| Judge Brian Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, told him: "You committed a terrible act. There is no possible excuse or justification. | Judge Brian Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, told him: "You committed a terrible act. There is no possible excuse or justification. |
| "This is a tragic killing and what you have done has caused untold anguish." | "This is a tragic killing and what you have done has caused untold anguish." |
| What on earth could Emma have done to result in such a brutal, callous attack? Liza Rothery, victim's sister | |
| Forrester, an HGV driver, was drunk and high on cocaine when he attacked his wife in the early hours as she slept. | Forrester, an HGV driver, was drunk and high on cocaine when he attacked his wife in the early hours as she slept. |
| He beat her, tore out clumps of her hair, and repeatedly stabbed her in the head and neck. | He beat her, tore out clumps of her hair, and repeatedly stabbed her in the head and neck. |
| Neighbours were woken up by her screams. They found him sitting outside the house covered in blood and called the police. | |
| The court heard Forrester thought his wife, a payroll administrator, was having an affair and had threatened to kill her. | The court heard Forrester thought his wife, a payroll administrator, was having an affair and had threatened to kill her. |
| The couple, who had been together for 15 years, had a "volatile" marriage, jurors were told. | |
| 'Devastated and humiliated' | |
| The day before the murder, he called her parents and complained about his wife's Facebook entry which he said "made her look like a fool", the court heard. | |
| In a statement to police Forrester said: "Emma and I had just split up. She forced me out. | In a statement to police Forrester said: "Emma and I had just split up. She forced me out. |
| "She then posted messages on an internet website telling everyone she had left me and was looking to meet other men. | "She then posted messages on an internet website telling everyone she had left me and was looking to meet other men. |
| "I loved Emma and felt totally devastated and humiliated about what she had done to me." | "I loved Emma and felt totally devastated and humiliated about what she had done to me." |
| In a victim impact statement, Mrs Forrester's sister Liza Rothery said the murder had had a "devastating" impact on her and parents Frances and Robert. | |
| Miss Rothery added: "What on earth could Emma have done to result in such a brutal, callous attack on a defenceless woman?" |