ADAM WHELEHAN

MAN JAILED FOR LIFE FOR MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND BY STABBING HER 19 TIMES

On 3 October 2012, a jury at Maidstone Crown Court convicted Adam Whelehan, a resident of Sidcup, of the murder of his partner, Natalie Jarvis, aged 24.

The evidence presented showed that Whelehan repeatedly stabbed her in the neck, with the prosecution arguing that he had meticulously planned the murder over several weeks.

Whelehan claimed to have acted in self-defense.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years.

The prosecution described his actions as a premeditated and brutal assault, while Natalie Jarvis's family expressed their grief, saying: 'We cannot get our beloved Natalie back.

Our hearts have been shattered and can never be mended.

Our family has been horrifically ripped apart by the senseless, savage slaughter of the most loving sister and daughter anyone could ask for.' Thomas Fuller, who was charged alongside Whelehan, was found not guilty of murder.

Whelehan handed himself over to police approximately three and a half hours after the incident.

Natalie was discovered bleeding on Swanley Village Road in Swanley, Kent, and was declared dead at the scene.

The court described the murder as a savage and brutal act.