Mayhew

Prior to sentencing, in a statement read to the court, Ms Mayhew's father, David Mayhew, said: "I ask myself the same question all the time 'why did you have to kill her?' Maybe I will never know."

Ms Mayhew's mother, Angela, said she missed her "beautiful, pretty girl".

Messages between the killers indicated that Ms Mayhew introduced them to each other in the summer of 2023.

He added "given the messages sent between the defendants" it was not possible to conclude Ms Mayhew was killed immediately.

Steven Sansom, 45, from Sutton, was handed a "whole life order" at the Old Bailey on Thursday after pleading guilty to the murder of Sarah Mayhew last year and perverting the course of justice - meaning he will never be released from prison.