A man has been given a life sentence after murdering his ex-partner, he set her on fire and she died 21 years after he did it and he has now been given a life sentence.
Jacqueline Kirk was badly disfigured after her ex-partner acted out a torture scene from a late movie he had watched from the 1990s.
The man, Steven Craig, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm at the time and served almost 19 years in prison due to that attack.
Jacqueline passed in 2019 from her injuries that she suffered from Craig, meaning he has now been charged with murder and will be sent to jail for life.
Craig, of Brailsford Crescent, York, had admitted the attack on Ms Kirk but denied being responsible for her death.
“She was always in pain and suffered from depression and nightmares, and was suicidal at times.” Mrs Justice Stacey stated.
Ahead of sentencing, prosecutor Richard Smith KC read out statements from Ms Kirk which she gave to police at her trial in 2000. Stated by the BBC.
She said that “nothing or no amount of counselling could prepare me or did prepare me” for the attack.
“I am now a very timid, shy and even embarrassed person,” she added.
“Why me? What I have I ever done to deserve this sentence on my life?”
“Life today is a constant struggle.”
This has been classed as murder and the man will now be charged with this and be sentenced to life in prison after committing a crime 21 years ago and only being released recently.
Steven Craig will now be in prison for life due to this.
In a statement Sonna said she “spent 21 years of feeling grateful and thankful for every extra day that I got to spend with my mum”.
“From the very beginning, when I was told that she would likely die, she managed to surprise everyone and came through so much.
“She was able to see me grow up into an adult, where I got married and then went on to have children, and so she became nanny Jackie.
“It has been three years since my mum died and during that time part of my life has been on hold because I haven’t had complete closure.
“I have also had to deal with the emotional trauma of going through a second trial, only this time my mum is no longer with me.”
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