Gemma Watts & Steven Sansom Sentenced | Murder Dismemberment of a Woman • SENTENCES

A man and a woman have been jailed for murder after detectives pieced together a wealth of evidence to prove they murdered Sarah Mayhew, then dismembered her and dumped her body over several trips, in plain sight of the public.

Steve Sansom, 45 (10.05.79) of Burnell Road, Sutton, and Gemma Watts, 49 (22.07.75) of Holmbury Grove, Croydon, were sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 30 January for the murder of Sarah Mayhew.

Sansom will serve a whole life order and Watts will serve a minimum of 30 years' imprisonment.
The investigation revealed messages on Sansom’s phone which showed a conversation that suggested the pair wanted to murder Sarah. The conversation revealed that Sansom was going to invite Sarah over to his house to which Watts replied “only if it’s a deal she ain’t leaving in one piece” to which Sansom added "okay".

Following on from the discussion further messages were sent that indicated a sexual and sadistic motivation.

Sarah was last seen on CCTV entering a property in Sutton on 8 March 2024 accompanied by Sansom and his dog. It is believed that Sarah was murdered on this day.
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