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'Son' jailed for woman's murder Man gets life for woman's murder
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A former Foreign Legionnaire has been jailed for life for stabbing a woman to death and injuring her husband, after they had treated him like a son.A former Foreign Legionnaire has been jailed for life for stabbing a woman to death and injuring her husband, after they had treated him like a son.
Stuart Forsyth, of Stepney, east London, pleaded guilty to 62-year-old Miriam Baldock's murder and attempted murder of her husband Maurice, 61.Stuart Forsyth, of Stepney, east London, pleaded guilty to 62-year-old Miriam Baldock's murder and attempted murder of her husband Maurice, 61.
The Old Bailey heard Forsyth, 41, attacked the couple in their home in Camden, north London. The Old Bailey heard that Forsyth, 41, attacked the couple in their home in Camden, north London, on 11 August.
The unemployed train driver was ordered to serve a minimum term of 19 years.The unemployed train driver was ordered to serve a minimum term of 19 years.
Following the sentencing, Mr Baldock shouted to Forsyth: "You're a coward, Stuart."Following the sentencing, Mr Baldock shouted to Forsyth: "You're a coward, Stuart."
Judge Martin Stephens said: "Nothing can begin to excuse or explain the enormity of your actions."Judge Martin Stephens said: "Nothing can begin to excuse or explain the enormity of your actions."
Miriam Baldock was killed but her husband, Maurice, survived 'Sincere contrition'
During the trial, the court heard the couple were introduced to Forsyth, who had just left the French Foreign Legion, by Mrs Baldock's brother in the early 1990s.During the trial, the court heard the couple were introduced to Forsyth, who had just left the French Foreign Legion, by Mrs Baldock's brother in the early 1990s.
They took him in and he "became like a son" and even called the couple "mum and dad", and later his children referred to them as "grandparents".They took him in and he "became like a son" and even called the couple "mum and dad", and later his children referred to them as "grandparents".
The couple had fallen out with Forsyth, originally from Blantyre, Lanarkshire, in a row over the children.The couple had fallen out with Forsyth, originally from Blantyre, Lanarkshire, in a row over the children.
Miriam Baldock was killed but her husband, Maurice, survived
The court heard that Forsyth had been drinking and taking drugs before the attack.The court heard that Forsyth had been drinking and taking drugs before the attack.
He then let himself into the couple's house through the back door and stabbed each of them three times.He then let himself into the couple's house through the back door and stabbed each of them three times.
Sentencing Forsyth, Judge Stephens said: "For many years Miriam and Maurice Baldock treated you as their own son.Sentencing Forsyth, Judge Stephens said: "For many years Miriam and Maurice Baldock treated you as their own son.
"They gave you nothing but kindness and support and when, in due course, you had children of your own, they treated them as their own grandchildren.""They gave you nothing but kindness and support and when, in due course, you had children of your own, they treated them as their own grandchildren."
In a victim impact statement read out in court on Thursday, Mr Baldock said: "I hope he suffers every day, the way we suffer as a family."In a victim impact statement read out in court on Thursday, Mr Baldock said: "I hope he suffers every day, the way we suffer as a family."
Psychiatrists who examined Forsyth found he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder at the time of the attack, defence counsel Tom Forster said.
Mr Forster added that Forsyth felt "sincere contrition and remorse".