BOYFRIEND JAILED FOR 18 YEARS AFTER MURDER OF SHARON PERRETT
A man who beat his girlfriend to death after a row on a night out has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years.Daniel O'Malley-Keyes subjected Sharon Perrett to a "sustained violent attack" at her flat in Park Gardens in Christchurch, Dorset, in the early hours of 26 August.
Ms Perrett, 37, suffered 15 rib fractures as well as 82 areas of external bruising and abrasions.
O'Malley-Keyes, 38, was found guilty of murder following a 13-day trial.
He was sentenced to life at Winchester Crown Court after a jury rejected his defense that Ms Perrett's injuries were self-inflicted.