Murder of Clair Tiltman
Claire Tiltman was murdered on the 18 January 1993 in Greenhithe, Kent, England. On 12 December 2013, Colin Ash-Smith was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder.[1]
Murder[edit]
16-year-old Claire took a short cut down an alleyway on her way to meet a friend. Just 100 steps from the safety of a busy main road, she was stabbed 40 times in an apparently random attack.[2][3] In February 2014 A man was charged with the murder. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had sufficient evidence to prosecute 45-year-old Colin Ash-Smith.[4]
Conviction[edit]
On 12 December 2012, Colin Ash-Smith has been jailed for life for murdering Claire in 1993. Ash-Smith, 46, was already serving three life sentences for previous attacks on two women. He was told he would spend a minimum of 21 years behind bars by the judge.[1] A number of Claire's school friends were in the gallery to hear the sentencing.[1]
Claire's parents, Linda and Cliff, both died before her killer could be brought to justice. She was their only child and they had been convinced Ash-Smith had murdered their daughter. Ash-Smith was first questioned in 1995.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 BBC News, 12 December 2013, accessed 13 December 2013
- ↑ Smith-Spark, Laura (29 June 2003). "Ten years on: a family's grief". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ↑ Claire Tiltman murder: Father dies with murder unsolved BBC News 2 October 2012, accessed 2 October 2012
- ↑ Claire Tiltman murder - Colin Ash-Smith charged
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