Justice for Pennie after killer is jailed

A man has been jailed for a minimum of 32 years for stabbing to death a mother of five as she tended her horses in a New Forest field after he was recruited to stop her making an accusation about a sexual assault.

Supermarket worker Pennie Davis, 47, was found dead by her husband on September 2 in a field at Leygreen Farm in Beaulieu, Hampshire.

Justin Robertson, 36, was found guilty of murder following a six-week trial at Winchester Crown Court.

He was given a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 32 years before he is considered for release

Jurors heard that Robertson agreed to kill Ms Davis for Benjamin Carr, 22, the son of Ms Davis's ex-lover, to stop her telling police that he had allegedly sexually assaulted someone when he was 14.

Carr, of Edward Road, Southampton, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and was handed a life sentence.

He will serve a minimum of 30 years in custody.