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General · 9 June 2026

Life sentence for electrician after 31 stabs, home explosion

Life sentence for electrician after 31 stabs, home explosion

A London electrician has been jailed for life after brutally murdering his partner and then causing a gas explosion at their home. Clifton George, 45, stabbed Annabel Rook, 46, 31 times during a row at their Stoke Newington home last year. He will serve at least 23 years in prison before he can be considered for release.

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