Michael Thompson, 56, is jailed for raping and murdering his estranged wife, Kimberley Thompson, 43, after a jury found him guilty of offences including murder, rape and perverting the course of justice. The cases reported that he subjected Kimberley Thompson to years of domestic abuse, including physical violence and controlling, coercive behaviour. Authorities said he killed her at their home in Northampton in the early hours of last August. Multiple outlets report that he tried to make her death look like suicide by staging a fake scene. At Nottingham Crown Court, jurors convicted him, and the sentencing proceedings result in a term described in reports as at least 33 years, with one outlet stating a life sentence. The Evening Standard and others also report that he was convicted of perverting the course of justice, alongside the rape and murder convictions. The news coverage aligns on the broad account: the killing of Kimberley Thompson, attempts to disguise it as suicide, and the resulting convictions and lengthy imprisonment.
Michael Thompson jailed for raping and murdering estranged wife, staging death as suicide
Michael Thompson, 56, is jailed for raping and murdering his estranged wife, Kimberley Thompson, 43, after a jury found him guilty of offences including murder, rape and perverting the course of justi...
- Michael Thompson, 56, is convicted of raping and murdering his estranged wife, Kimberley Thompson, 43.
- The killing took place at their home in Northampton, in the early hours of last August.
- Prosecutors reported he staged the death to make it appear like suicide.
- Jurors also convict Thompson of perverting the course of justice.
- Sentencing results in a lengthy term described as at least 33 years and, in one report, a life sentence.
Michael Thompson was this week sentenced to a minimum of 33 years in prison after being found guilty of raping and suffocating his estranged wife, before trying to cover up his crimes
1 month agoMichael Thompson tried to make Kimberley Thompson’s death look like suicide at their home in NorthamptonA man who raped and murdered his estranged wife before staging her death to make it look like suicide has been jailed for at least 33 years.Michael Thompson, 56, subjected Kimberley Thompson to years of abuse, including physical violence and controlling, coercive behaviour, a trial at Nottingham crown court heard. Continue reading...
1 month ago'Coercive and controlling' Michael Thompson, 56, suffocated his ex, Kimberley Thompson, 43, a civil servant and award-winning basketball coach, in the middle of the night last August.
1 month agoWARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Michael Thompson has today been jailed for life after being found guilty of raping and murdering his estranged wife Kimberley Thompson, following years of domestic abuse
1 month ago'Coercive and controlling' Michael Thompson, 56, suffocated his ex, Kimberley Thompson, 43, a civil servant and award-winning basketball coach, in the middle of the night last August.
1 month agoMichael Thompson, 56, was sentenced to a minimum of 33 years in prison after a jury unanimously found him guilty of the rape and murder of his estranged wife Kimberley Thompson
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