Man convicted of murdering ex-partners who complained to police about violence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Man convicted of murdering ex-partners who complained to police about violence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scotland Yard later said there is still a £20,000 police reward for information which leads to Ms Holm’s remains being found as a detective branded Cooper a “dangerous, violent domestic abuser who preys on women with vulnerabilities”. Ms Hunte made a number of domestic call-outs to police to her home in 2020 and 2021 and told them that handyman Cooper was “obsessed” with her, the court previously heard. Cooper lit fires in the immediate days after Ms Holm went missing and also carried out a “wholesale redecoration” of his living room, which included stripping off wallpaper, cutting out net curtains and removing a rug, prosecutor Joel Smith KC previously told the jury. After the verdict, Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Carl Cooper is a dangerous, violent domestic abuser who preys on women with vulnerabilities.

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