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Latex killer jailed indefinitely Man jailed for latex glove attack
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A former American soldier who tried to murder his estranged wife with a rubber glove was given an indeterminate prison sentence on Wednesday. A former US soldier who tried to murder his estranged wife by triggering her allergy to latex has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.
Charles Henson, 39, put his gloved fingers in the mouth of Allison Phelps, 40, who was allergic to latex, at her home in Gloucestershire in March. Charles Henson, 39, put his rubber-gloved fingers in the mouth of Allison Phelps, 40, at her home in Gloucestershire in March.
Henson, 39, of Wisconsin, was also found guilty of unlawful wounding and attempting to administer poison. Henson of Wisconsin, was also found guilty of unlawful wounding and attempting to administer poison.
The trial judge, Mr Justice Royce, had adjourned sentence for reports. A jury had heard Henson and Ms Phelps met through an online fetish website.
At the High Court in London, Mr Justice Royce said: "Putting it bluntly, I am concerned about this defendant's psychiatric position." They had married in July 2005.
Two knives Mr Justice Royce told Henson on Wednesday: "It is obvious that the interest in sado-masochism was mutual.
Bristol Crown Court had heard that Henson and Ms Phelps met on an online fetish website, and had married in July 2005. "During the trial you made it clear that your belief in sado-masochistic relationships was that the male was the master and the female had to be the slave.
The marriage failed and Henson returned to the US in February. "In the few months after you married it became clear to me that Allison Phelps realised that your physical practices, or some of them, were more than she wanted.
But he returned to the UK and went to the house in Crown Meadow, Coalway, where Ms Phelps was with her new partner, Michael Phelps, armed with two knives and wearing a latex glove. Your belief that you should be master and a female should be your slave is a potentially dangerous concept Mr Justice Royce
"You are, in my judgment, a man with a warped mind, not in the sense of having a mental illness, but in the sense that your belief that you should be master and a female should be your slave is a potentially dangerous concept," he added.
He gave Henson an indeterminate sentence, setting a minimum tariff of 12 years for attempted murder.
The judge told Henson this meant he would not be considered for release on parole until he had served six years - but warned that as an indeterminate sentence had been imposed "you may never be released".
Bristol Crown Court had heard that the marriage failed and Henson returned to the US in February.
But he returned to the UK and went to the house in Crown Meadow, Coalway, where Ms Phelps was with her new partner, Michael Phelps.
Phelps was armed with two knives and wearing a latex glove.
He was discovered when Ms Phelps was woken by one of her dogs barking and by the smell of gas.He was discovered when Ms Phelps was woken by one of her dogs barking and by the smell of gas.
Ms Phelps said Henson pulled her head back by the hair then "suddenly, quite violently" put his fingers into her mouth.Ms Phelps said Henson pulled her head back by the hair then "suddenly, quite violently" put his fingers into her mouth.
Mr Henson then told her she had four minutes to live and Mr Phelps lunged at him. Sore lips
Henson then told her she had four minutes to live and Mr Phelps lunged at him.
Mr Phelps suffered stab wounds to the leg during the struggle, and the jury convicted Henson of wounding him.Mr Phelps suffered stab wounds to the leg during the struggle, and the jury convicted Henson of wounding him.
Henson was cleared of the more serious charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and a count of aggravated burglary.Henson was cleared of the more serious charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and a count of aggravated burglary.
After the attack Ms Phelps said she suffered sore lips and ulcerations in her mouth.After the attack Ms Phelps said she suffered sore lips and ulcerations in her mouth.
Former soldier Henson had denied all the charges against him. Henson had denied all the charges against him.
He claimed that he had gone to Ms Phelps' home seeking a reconciliation.He claimed that he had gone to Ms Phelps' home seeking a reconciliation.