A former doorman who murdered his estranged wife after a six-month campaign of stalking when he refused to accept their relationship was over has been jailed.
Paul Antony Butler, 53, stabbed university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, in a frenzied attack outside her home in Plymouth in January this year.
Plymouth Crown Court heard the mother-of-two’s murder was the culmination of a months of harassment, stalking and violence at the hands of Butler.
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Paul Antony Butler, 53, admitted murdering Claire Chick, 48, during an incident in Plymouth in January
Claire Chick, 48, a lecturer in adult nursing at Plymouth University, was killed in the West Hoe area in January
Claire pictured with 53-year-old Paul Butler, who murdered her after a six-month stalking campaign
The mother’s murder was the culmination of a months of harassment, stalking and violence at the hands of Butler. Pictured: With Ms Chick
