Georgian Constantin fled to London where he was tracked down and arrested for the murder of Valentina Cozma.
Georgian Constantin, 42, doused Valentina Cozma - the 40-year old mother of his teenage son - in petrol and set her alight at her home on Campbell Road inStaffordshire PoliceA jury of seven men and five women today found Constantin guilty of murdering Ms Cozma, and threatening to kill her new boyfriend.Stafford Crown Court heard how Constantin, a Romanian national, had arranged to meet Ms Cozma in a last-gasp attempt to win her back.
Prosecutor Philip Bradley KC had told the jury: "This case concerns the killing of Valentina Cozma who was 40 years old at the time of her death."They ultimately separated in January when he moved out of the family home in Campbell Road, Stoke. "Two days before the killing he bought petrol from a nearby garage and he then arranged to meet Valentina at her address, saying he was going to give her some money to help with their son's upkeep.
"Having executed his planned killing of Valentina, because planned it was, he turned his attention to her lover.
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