US Edition'Thoroughly evil psychopath' throttled girlfriend to death on night she planned to leave him - Birmingham Live
- Kieron Goodwin strangled his partner Olivia Wood to death on July 30, 2023, in Frome after less than three months together.
- The murder followed a campaign of physical, emotional, financial abuse and manipulation, including coercing Olivia to take cocaine and sleep with other men.
- Olivia had packed bags and planned to leave Goodwin that night, but he threatened self-harm to control her before killing her by strangulation.
- Judge Martin Picton sentenced Goodwin to life imprisonment with a minimum 35-year term on May 8, 2025, branding him 'thoroughly evil and manipulative.'
- Goodwin’s conviction alongside 15 other offences against women highlights the dangers of domestic abuse and the importance of victim reporting to protect others.
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