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Yolande Waddington: David Burgess sentenced for 1966 murder | Yolande Waddington: David Burgess sentenced for 1966 murder |
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A convicted child killer has been sentenced to a minimum of 27 years in jail for the murder of a girl in Berkshire 46 years ago. | A convicted child killer has been sentenced to a minimum of 27 years in jail for the murder of a girl in Berkshire 46 years ago. |
Yolande Waddington, 17, who worked as a nanny, was found strangled in the village of Beenham in October 1966. | Yolande Waddington, 17, who worked as a nanny, was found strangled in the village of Beenham in October 1966. |
David Burgess, 64, was already serving a life sentence for killing nine-year-old girls Jeanette Wigmore and Jacqueline Williams in Beenham in 1967. | David Burgess, 64, was already serving a life sentence for killing nine-year-old girls Jeanette Wigmore and Jacqueline Williams in Beenham in 1967. |
He was charged with Yolande's murder following advances in DNA techniques. | He was charged with Yolande's murder following advances in DNA techniques. |
The jury at Reading Crown Court convicted Burgess on Friday by a majority verdict of 11 to one following a five-week trial. | The jury at Reading Crown Court convicted Burgess on Friday by a majority verdict of 11 to one following a five-week trial. |
Nine of the jurors returned to court to see Burgess sentenced. | Nine of the jurors returned to court to see Burgess sentenced. |
Yolande had only recently moved to the village to work as a nanny at a farm when she was killed. | Yolande had only recently moved to the village to work as a nanny at a farm when she was killed. |
She was last seen alive at the Six Bells pub on the evening of Friday, 28 October 1966. | She was last seen alive at the Six Bells pub on the evening of Friday, 28 October 1966. |
Last year, Thames Valley Police carried out a review into the case and using a new technique obtained a partial DNA profile which matched Burgess's. | Last year, Thames Valley Police carried out a review into the case and using a new technique obtained a partial DNA profile which matched Burgess's. |
'Find peace' | |
He reportedly confessed to the killing to prison officers on three separate occasions. | He reportedly confessed to the killing to prison officers on three separate occasions. |
After Friday's conviction, the family of Jeanette Wigmore released a statement expressing sympathy for the Waddington family. | |
The statement said: "We hope they can find some peace in the knowledge that their daughter's killer has at last been brought to justice after such a long time. Not knowing all of these years must have been terrible for them. | |
"As a family who have suffered over many years we wish to be left to get on with our lives in peace and hopefully you will respect our wishes." | |
Yolande's brother, Giles Waddington, broke down outside the court on Friday and told reporters: "Yolande's murder had a traumatic and irreversible effect on our family life and has cast a long shadow over nearly five decades." |
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