JAY NAVA'S BRUTAL MURDER IN BOURNEMOUTH LEADS TO LIFE SENTENCE

Jay Nava, a 27-year-old former soldier, has been handed a life sentence after being found guilty of the savage killing of his on-and-off girlfriend, Natasha Wake, at her residence in Bournemouth. The court heard that Nava carried out a violent attack on Miss Wake, stabbing her a total of eleven times in the chest and neck. This heinous act took place while their three young children were sleeping upstairs, unaware of the horror unfolding just beneath their roof.

Following the assault, Nava did not attempt to flee the scene. Instead, he remained at the location and fell asleep beside her lifeless body. In a disturbing attempt to conceal his crime, he later hid her body inside a cupboard and wrapped her in a duvet. The court was told that Nava’s actions after the murder demonstrated a disturbing lack of remorse or urgency to escape the consequences of his violence.

Judge Jane Miller QC addressed the court, stating that Nava should serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars for what she described as a