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| Man guilty of pizza boss murder | Man guilty of pizza boss murder |
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| A man has been found guilty of the "brutal and savage" murder of trainee pizzeria manager Eleni Pachou. | A man has been found guilty of the "brutal and savage" murder of trainee pizzeria manager Eleni Pachou. |
| A jury convicted Juan Carlos Suarez Crispin of stabbing Ms Pachou to death in Di Maggio's restaurant in Glasgow in May 2008. | A jury convicted Juan Carlos Suarez Crispin of stabbing Ms Pachou to death in Di Maggio's restaurant in Glasgow in May 2008. |
| Crispin, 37, had also worked in the restaurant until shortly before he killed 25-year-old Ms Pachou. | Crispin, 37, had also worked in the restaurant until shortly before he killed 25-year-old Ms Pachou. |
| Ms Pachou suffered 17 stab wounds in the attack. Crispin was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years. | Ms Pachou suffered 17 stab wounds in the attack. Crispin was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years. |
| Passing sentence, judge Lord Turnbull told Crispin: "What you did to that young woman defies belief. You took her life in a torrent of determined and vicious blows." | Passing sentence, judge Lord Turnbull told Crispin: "What you did to that young woman defies belief. You took her life in a torrent of determined and vicious blows." |
| The killing had been described as "brutal and savage" by prosecutors during the two-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. | The killing had been described as "brutal and savage" by prosecutors during the two-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. |
| Crispin was also convicted of opening a safe at the restaurant, robbing Ms Pachou of £1,320.25, and attempting to open another safe. | Crispin was also convicted of opening a safe at the restaurant, robbing Ms Pachou of £1,320.25, and attempting to open another safe. |
| Co-accused Marion Hinshelwood, the restaurant cleaner, had pled guilty to culpable homicide before the trial started. She will be sentenced on 15 June. | |
| She supplied Spanish national Crispin with the weapon he used to kill Ms Pachou, who moved to Scotland from Greece three years ago following the death of her mother. | She supplied Spanish national Crispin with the weapon he used to kill Ms Pachou, who moved to Scotland from Greece three years ago following the death of her mother. |
| The trial heard that Crispin and Hinshelwood had been having an affair. Crispin had lodged a special defence saying Hinshelwood had killed Ms Pachou. | The trial heard that Crispin and Hinshelwood had been having an affair. Crispin had lodged a special defence saying Hinshelwood had killed Ms Pachou. |