LEEDS KILLER STEVEN FRANCIS LIVE COURT SENTENCING FOR MURDERING LOUISA HALL
Steven Francis, 59, was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison for the murder of Louisa Hall, a 43-year-old sex worker.
Francis was found guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of strangling and inflicting more than 100 injuries on Hall at his flat in October 2023.
In addition to the murder conviction, Francis was also found guilty of a separate attack on another sex worker in 2016, where he beat, stripped, raped, and imprisoned the victim.
The court heard that Francis, who was under the influence of cocaine during the murder, had inflicted numerous defensive injuries on Hall, showing she suffered before her death.
The judge stated that although Francis did not have the intent to kill, his actions were brutal and violent.
The judge commended Louisa Hall's family for their dignified conduct throughout the trial.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first name
34.1%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
34.1%
Surname region
Africa
Nigeria
26.4%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
Steven Francis, 59, was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison for the murder of Louisa Hall, a 43-year-old sex worker. Francis was found guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of strangling and inflicting more than 100 injuries on ...
Prison sentence
28 years
Steven Francis, 59, was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in prison for the murder of Louisa Hall, a 43-year-old sex worker
