Jason Bell, 42, must serve minimum term of 22 years after he murdered Nicole Hurley, 37, and then held a friend captive
A martial arts enthusiast has been jailed for life after stabbing his partner to death before holding captive a friend he believed to be her lover.
On Thursday, the Old Bailey judge Alexia Durran sentenced Bell to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 years and disqualified him from driving for 36 months upon his release. “We’ve all lost a hugely important part of our family, and the thought that none of us will share our lives with Nicole ever again, and that she will miss so much of her children’s lives, deeply saddens us every day.”find Bell guilty of murder, dangerous driving and false imprisonment earlier this yearHurley had repeatedly asked for an ambulance because she could not breathe but Bell took all the mobile phones before leaving the house.
Later, Bell demanded Drewitt hand over the keys to his van and he drove through police cordon tape, where he was seen by a police officer.
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