Donald Excell is jailed for life with a minimum term of 31 years for the axe murder of his cousin, Rita Lambourne, at her home in Bexhill, East Sussex. Multiple reports say Excell entered Lambourne’s house and launched a frenzied attack, striking her with an axe. The court sentences Excell, described in coverage as aged around 49–50, for killing Lambourne, who is reported as 58 years old. One outlet highlights CCTV footage showing Excell moving around at night before and/or during the incident, while other coverage focuses on the nature of the attack and the “frenzied” circumstances presented to the court. All accounts agree on the core facts: Excell’s relationship to the victim as cousin, the location of the killing, the use of an axe, the victim’s age, and the life sentence with a 31-year minimum term. The reports do not indicate any alternative charges or different sentencing details beyond the life term and minimum period.