Overview
- At the Old Bailey on Friday, Pexton, 70, received a life sentence with a 22-year minimum term for murdering her sister, Jennifer Abbott.
- Pexton attacked Abbott on June 10, 2025, stabbing her 10 times and taping her mouth, and a neighbor found the body three days later in the Camden flat.
- Investigators linked Pexton through DNA on the duct tape, notes on her phone that discussed killing her sister, CCTV showing her visit, and the victim’s Rolex recovered from her bag.
- Judge Anuja Dhir KC called the taping of the mouth a deliberate act of degradation and said Pexton took the Rolex out of jealousy over her sister’s greater financial security.
- Pexton denied responsibility, claimed an overdose after leaving the flat, gave conflicting accounts about the watch, declined to testify, and the victim’s son described the loss as a “monstrous” blow to the family.