Murder of Sarah Payne
| Sarah Payne | |
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| Born |
Sarah Evelyn Isobel Payne 13 October 1991 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died |
c. 1 July 2000 (aged 8) Unknown |
| Cause of death | Strangulation, suffocation or a combination of both |
| Body discovered |
Pulborough, West Sussex, 17 July 2000 |
| Nationality | British |
| Parent(s) | Michael and Sara Payne |
| Roy Whiting | |
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Roy Whiting
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| Born |
Roy William Whiting 26 January 1959 Horsham, West Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Car mechanic, delivery worker, building labourer |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (minimum term of 40 years) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at HM Prison Wakefield |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Booker (m. 1986–90) |
| Children | Son |
| Conviction(s) | Indecent assault, theft, dangerous driving, abduction, murder |
Sarah Evelyn Isobel Payne (13 October 1991 – c. 1 July 2000), an 8-year old school girl was the victim of a high-profile abduction and murder in England in July 2000. The subsequent investigation became a prominent case in the United Kingdom. Her murderer, Roy Whiting, was convicted in December 2001 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Roy William Whiting was born in Horsham hospital in West Sussex on 26 January 1959. He was one of six children born to George and Pamela Whiting, but three of his siblings died in infancy; his only surviving siblings were an older brother and younger sister. He grew up in Langley Green, Crawley. He attended Jordan's primary school, then Ifield secondary school. In June 1986 he married Linda Booker in Ifield, West Sussex. They separated before their son was born in July 1987 and divorced in 1990.
Whiting was involved in banger racing during the late 1980s, but abandoned his interest in the sport due to a lack of success.
On 4 March 1995, an eight-year-old girl was abducted and sexually assaulted in the Langley Green area of Crawley. Whiting was arrested a few weeks later after a man who knew Whiting came forward after hearing that the abductor's car had been a red Ford Sierra, which matched the description of the car that Whiting had just sold. The vehicle was then traced by police to its new owner and a knife was found hidden in it; the victim had claimed that her abductor had told her he had a knife in his possession.
Three months later, Whiting admitted charges of abduction and indecent assault, and was sentenced to four years in prison. The maximum sentence for the crime was life imprisonment; however, he received a lesser sentence because he had admitted to the crime at an early opportunity, although a psychiatrist who assessed Whiting after his conviction said that he was likely to re-offend once he was released.
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