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Why was this convicted murderer released to kill again?

31 January 2025

11:06 PM

31 January 2025

11:06 PM

The details of the terrible murder of Sarah Mayhew are almost too appalling to bear, but one question stands out most of all: why was the convicted murderer who killed her free to take Sarah’s life?

Sansom had murdered before, when he was just 19

Sarah, a 38-year-old mother of two, was lured to a flat in south London last March and never seen again.

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