Leigh Pateman poured petrol into his girlfriend's lap as she sat in an armchair
A barbaric murderer has been sentenced to life in prison after he poured petrol on his girlfriend and set her alight in Skegness . In April 2021, Leigh Pateman picked up a jerry can of petrol during an argument with his then-girfriend Ellen Marshall and poured it into her lap as she sat in an armchair at a property on Firbeck Avenue.
Ellen, 42, tragically died of her injuries in March 2023. Pateman, 45, had been serving a 17-year and 10 month sentence after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Following Ellen's death, he was charged with murder.
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