Richard Basson will spend at least 32 years in prison for the murder of Carrie Slater
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 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
He did, however, admit he was responsible for causing her injuries and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. On arrival at hospital, scans on Ms Slater revealed her injury was in fact a gunshot wound and the bullet which killed her was later recovered by a Home Office pathologist.
Basson and Ms Slater had an on-off relationship for a number of years and he had previously been violent towards her, the court heard. On Tuesday, Basson was convicted of one count of murder at Leicester Crown Court and, on Wednesday, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 32 years.
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