Killer who shot partner in head jailed for at least 32 years
by William Warnes
Mar 27, 2024
2 minutes
A man who shot his partner in the forehead with a handgun and then rang 999 claiming she had hurt herself by running into a pool cue has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years.
Richard Basson, 45, used one of the three illegal firearms he held to shoot Carrie Slater, 37, at their home in Long Clawson, near , Leicestershire.
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