Woman jailed for minimum of 22 years for murdering sister and stealing Rolex

Judge says Nancy Pexton, 70, showed no remorse for ferocious attack at London flat, as she is jailed for life A woman who murdered her sister in her London flat and stole her gold Rolex watch has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Nancy Pexton stabbed Jennifer Abbott 10 times and left her body to be found three days later in the property in Camden, a court heard. On Wednesday an Old Bailey jury convicted Pexton, 70, of murdering Abbott, a film director, on 10 June last year. Sentencing Pexton on Friday, Judge Dhir said she was sure Pexton had intended to kill her sister, given the “ferocity” of the attack. She said: “Your actions and conduct after the killing demonstrates not only your absence of remorse but also a deliberate and callous attitude towards what you had done.” The judge said taping up her sister’s mouth was a “deliberate act of degradation” which was “callous, demeaning and cruel”. She added: “This act demonstrates the depth of your animosity and hostility towards your sister. You took the watch because it was valuable and because you were jealous of your sister’s greater financial security.” Abbott, a 69-year-old US citizen, was captured on a doorb

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