"Suter, 68, was rebuked by the judge and his former brother-in-law for pitilessly extinguishing the life of Ann Blackwood, 71. Suter, a Green party member and council election candidate, laid in wait for Blackwood for five hours at a graveyard in Stubbington, Hampshire, in 2023 and stabbed her 19 times. He stabbed her with his 12-inch kitchen knife and then with a pair of scissors she had brought with her to trim memorial flowers, the court heard."
"His wickedness is alien to us and totally beyond our comprehension. Ann Blackwood. Photograph: PA Her life was pitilessly extinguished in such a savage way. It is something that our family will never be able to come to terms with. The family hub has been splintered in the most grotesque manner possible. The court heard that couple's son, Christopher, had died at the age of 15 in 2003. A coroner ruled his death accidental. The couple divorced in 2004."
Martin Suter, 68, murdered his ex-wife Ann Blackwood, 71, at a graveyard in Stubbington, Hampshire, on their son's birthday in 2023. He waited for five hours and stabbed her 19 times, using a 12-inch kitchen knife and then scissors she had brought to trim memorial flowers. Suter admitted murder and received a life sentence with a minimum term of 27 years and 230 days. He also received a four-month term for a prior indecent assault of a girl under 14. Family members described the killing as pitiless and devastating; Suter blamed Blackwood for their son's death.
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