Man murdered girlfriend by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire

A antheral who doused his woman successful petrol earlier mounting her connected occurrence has pleaded blameworthy to her murder.

Ellen Marshall was sat successful a seat erstwhile Leigh Pateman poured petrol implicit her and acceptable it alight during an statement connected Firbeck Avenue, Skegness, successful April 2021.

Firefighters recovered her lying connected the floor, inactive conscious, with 80% burns crossed the apical fractional of her body.

Even aft 12 hours of surgery, Ms Marshall was fixed a 50% accidental of survival.

She died 2 years aboriginal astatine the property of 43 successful Nottingham City Hospital, having spent the remainder of her beingness successful hospitals and attraction homes.

Mr Pateman had fled the country connected his bike, yet being recovered astatine his mother’s house, wherever helium had gone to furniture covered successful soot.

He pleaded blameworthy to Ms Marshall’s execution erstwhile helium appeared astatine Lincoln Crown Court via video nexus from HMP Garth connected Friday.

The 45-year-old was antecedently jailed successful March 2022 for 17 years and 10 months aft helium admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He was subsequently charged with Ms Marshall’s execution aft she died connected March 11, 2023.

Adjourning sentencing until December 2, Judge Simon Hirst said: ‘You cognize the lone condemnation I tin walk upon you is 1 of beingness imprisonment.

‘What I request to determine is the minimum word you volition person to service earlier you tin look earlier a parole board.’

Detective Inspector Andy McWatt said: ‘This was a genuinely shocking and barbaric attack. I cannot statesman to ideate however overmuch fearfulness she indispensable person felt, and however achy the remainder of Ellen’s beingness was.

‘Her household had to ticker idiosyncratic they emotion endure from unspeakable injuries for astir 2 years.

‘I anticipation that they tin consciousness immoderate measurement of closure that her slayer volition present beryllium sentenced for that crime.’

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