MEXICAN MAN GETS LIFE FOR BRISTOL GIRLFRIEND'S BRUTAL MURDER
A man from Mexico who murdered his former girlfriend at her home in Bristol has been jailed for life.Sergio Saavedra-Navarrete, 27, pleaded guilty to murder at Bristol Crown Court and was sentenced to a minimum of 26 years in prison.
The body of Sarah O'Neill, 22, was discovered in a property in Rose Green Close, in the east of the city on 8 January.
A post-mortem examination showed she had died from head injuries.
The judge said Saavedra-Navarrete would be deported to Mexico after serving his sentence.
Det Insp Julie Mackay, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The attack on Sarah was a savage one which left her with horrific injuries.
It was the worst kind of betrayal from a man who, out of kindness, she continued to allow to share her home despite them recently separating.
Sarah's murder has torn her family apart and I know that it will take them a long, long time to adjust to a life without Sarah in it.
I hope that the significant sentence handed to Saavedra-Navarrete gives them some comfort and helps them to continue rebuilding their lives."
