Poltics
A man has been jailed for murdering his wife in their family home.
Shane Simmonds, 39 (10.02.85) of Parbury Motorway, SE23 modified into sentenced at the Popular Bailey on Thursday, 17 October to lifestyles imprisonment. He can aid a minimum of 32 years.
Simmonds had beforehand pleaded guilty to the destroy of Tia Simmonds on Monday, 14 October.
Detective Superintendent Matt Webb, acknowledged: “This modified into a callous and brutal destroy which, because of Simmonds’ actions, modified into clearly premeditated. He drugged his wife before attacking her with a knife; there modified into no different for her to shield herself.
“He then left the home and modified into considered buying cleaning products and replace bedding in an strive to cowl his crime.
“The overwhelming proof against him, and his have confession attend in January, left Simmonds with no other option however to plead guilty. He faces a prolonged penal advanced sentence however the affect of his actions that day will final a lifetime for Tia’s family and chums.”
In the early hours of Wednesday, 3 January, Simmonds walked into Lewisham police arena and informed officers that he had killed his wife at their home.
Officers attended and stumbled on the body of a 32-twelve months-aged Tia hidden in the loft. A kitchen knife, that had been aged to stab her, modified into stumbled on in their mattress room.
A diversified autopsy examination held at Greenwich Mortuary stumbled on motive for dying to be stab injuries.
Detectives from the Specialist Crime Command launched an investigation into Tia’s destroy.
They established that two days sooner than Simmonds handing himself in, he had drugged Tia with sleeping pills before stabbing her several times as she lay on their mattress.