Robert Hammond strangled Sian Hammond at their home having paid off her life insurance arrears.
Sian Hammond's family say she was "one of the friendliest people you could have the pleasure of meeting."claim money from her life insuranceRobert Hammond, 47, had about £300,000 worth of debts and strangled Sian Hammond at their home in Histon, near Cambridge, in October 2023.The minimum jail term was part of the mandatory life sentence for what the judge called a "brutal and determined" murder.
In a recording of the 999 call, Hammond is instructed to perform CPR on his wife and he says: "She never sleeps on her front; she’s not moving at all; I’ve been calling her and calling her…" Prosecutors said the murderer, who ran Hammond Mortgage Services, had faced a "surging mountain of debt and financial pressures".
"Sian’s murder has caused anguish and sadness to many people. As a result of her murder, Sian was deprived of many more years of happy and fulfilling life."The family’s teenage daughters were in court for the sentencing, supported by other relatives.
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