Hope Rowe, 33, from Aldgate, launched the deadly attack on Charlotte Lawlor, 31, at 1am at a property in Stepney Green, east London, September 15 with a knife used to cut a cake. Mother-of-two Rowe hid the blade in her handbag before knifing Ms Lawlor in the chest and she continued to stab at her as she lay dying in a pool of blood.
Rowe denied but was convicted of murder by a jury at Inner London Crown Court and Judge Freya Newberry sentenced her to 22 years in prison.
No pussy pass for you. Hope! Probably due to the nature of the attack.
Ms Lawlor, who 'just wanted to go home' during the confrontation, was leaving the property to get a taxi home when Rowe leaned around her 'MMA-expert' boyfriend Leigh Holder, 37, and stabbed her in the chest - footage of which was played in court. Jurors saw doorbell camera footage and CCTV from a bus showing Rowe's movements after she fled the party.
She admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to her mental health condition and loss of control.
But for once the CPS wasn't buying that.
Her boyfriend, who has a distinct rose tattoo on his neck, was convicted of perverting the course of justice by driving Ms Rowe away from the scene and helping get rid of the knife which has never been recovered.
Lovely!
In a statement, the victim's parents said: 'We are happy with the verdict.. We would like to thank the jury for their attention during the trial.'
Better do it fast, then, because if Labour get there way, we might not have them much longer.
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