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Man jailed after murdering ex-wife at son's grave in Stubbington
Martin Suter waited five hours before killing his ex-wife at their son's grave, blaming her for his son's 2003 suicide, and received a minimum 27-year sentence.
- On July 24, 2023, Martin Suter pleaded guilty to murdering 71-year-old Ann Blackwood at Crofton Cemetery in Stubbington, Hampshire, beside their son's grave on Christopher's 36th birthday.
- Longstanding family anger over Christopher's death underpinned the motive described by prosecutors; Suter blamed Ann Blackwood for ruining his life and told emergency staff this during the 999 call.
- Suter waited about five hours at Crofton Cemetery before attacking Ann Blackwood with a kitchen knife and scissors, inflicting 19 wounds, court records show.
- At Portsmouth Crown Court, Judge Michael Bowes KC sentenced Suter to life with a minimum term just over 27 years plus additional 121 days for indecent assault, saying no sentence could compensate the family.
- Prosecutor Robert O'Sullivan KC said the defendant hasn't expressed genuine remorse and still contests the murder charge, while defence counsel Jodie Mittell KC noted Suter's autism diagnosis may affect remorse assessment.
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