Kimberley Thompson's killer sentenced to life for murder

Michael Thompson has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years for the rape and murder of his estranged wife Kimberley Thompson in Northampton.

• Michael Thompson, 56, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday for killing Kimberley Thompson, 43, in the early hours of 9 August.
• Thompson subjected Kimberley to years of domestic abuse including controlling behaviour and physical violence before suffocating her at their home, the court heard.
• Kimberley's daughter Athena stated her mother was "the most loving, kind, thoughtful person" and that she had lost "the one person I knew I could always rely on."
• Kimberley's sister Dionne said the family will "never get over the loss and pain caused by this selfish act."