A woman who murdered her friend by hitting her more than fifty times with a hammer is jailed for at least 16 years
Ludmila Poletelova, who was 61, was found dead at her home in Lodge Court, Limavady, in April 2021A Latvian woman who murdered her friend by hitting her more than fifty times with a claw hammer has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.Svetlana Svedova, 47, of College Court in the town pleaded guilty to her murder in December last year.
In his sentencing remarks at Belfast Crown Court, Mr Justice O'Hara said the "nature and sustained severity of the attack involving the use of a claw hammer" was a significant aggravating factor. He also referred to the attempt by Svedova to evade justice by disposing of the murder weapon and her clothing.Speaking after sentencing, Det Insp Claire McGarvey said it was a "a senseless, cruel and brutal loss of innocent life" which has left Ms Poletelova's two sons and two young grandchildren without a loved one.
Ms Poletelova had lived in Northern Ireland for 12 years after moving from Latvia and worked in Limavady as a kitchen porter in a wine bar.Her family extended their gratitude to people in the community who initiated and supported a fundraising effort which allowed her body to be repatriated to her native Latvia.her murder had had a "devastating impact" on her family.
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