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| Life term for dressmaker's killer | Life term for dressmaker's killer |
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| A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her 100-year-old aunt in a dispute over her inheritance. | A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her 100-year-old aunt in a dispute over her inheritance. |
| Violet Durling died in her flat in Newham, east London, in February 2006 when Susan Turner started a fire in the family shop below. | Violet Durling died in her flat in Newham, east London, in February 2006 when Susan Turner started a fire in the family shop below. |
| Ms Durling, a former royal dressmaker, was overcome by smoke from the blaze. | Ms Durling, a former royal dressmaker, was overcome by smoke from the blaze. |
| Turner, 46, from Barkingside, east London, was told at the Old Bailey that she would serve a minimum of 20 years for the killing. | Turner, 46, from Barkingside, east London, was told at the Old Bailey that she would serve a minimum of 20 years for the killing. |
| Miss Durling was partially deaf, senile and was incapable of looking after herself. | |
| Susan Turner fled to Amsterdam after the killing, jurors heard | |
| She was just weeks away from her 101st birthday when she was murdered. | |
| During her career, she had worked for the Queen's dressmaker Norman Hartnell and fitted the late Queen Mother's wedding dress. | |
| Turner denied murder and arson with intent to endanger life. | |
| The case was a retrial after the first jury could not agree. |