Desmond Sylva, 41, stabbed Simonne Kerr more than 70 times at his flat in LondonAn Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of murdering a Britain’s Got Talent finalist by stabbing her more than 70 times. Desmond Sylva, 41, attacked Simonne Kerr, 31, in a violent rage at his flat in Clapham, south London, on 15 August last year. However, the prosecutor, Oliver Glasgow QC, told jurors it was an all-too-familiar case of “sexual desire, appalling violence and desperate lies”. He said: “He wanted to restart a sexual relationship with Simonne Kerr. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Simonne Kerr with her son Kavele, who died of sickle cell disease.

Source: The Guardian June 19, 2019 15:33 UTC