Who was Natalie Hemming and what happened to her? – The sun
IN 2016, mother-of-three Natalie Hemming was beaten to death at her home in Milton Keynes.
Here we take a look at the murder of Nathaliewhich occurs in the Channel 4 documentary series Catch a killer: The search for Natalie Hemming.
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What happened to Natalie Hemming?
Natalie Hemming, 31, was beaten to death by Paul Hemming after she decided to leave him, after ten years of abuse.
Paul Hemming and Natalie had been dating since 2007.
When they first met, Natalie already had a young daughter from a previous short-lived marriage.
She was a bubbly person. She loved clothes and shopping and she would take me. She was friendly. She was a very nice person.”
Natalie's daughter Kirstie
In the years that followed they had a son and a daughter and although they were not married, she took his surname.
After the brutal attack, Hemming wrapped the mother-of-three's body in a blanket and buried her in a wooded area about 30 miles from their home. Milton Keynes.
Once there, he dragged her body through dense undergrowth and placed her face under the trees.
Tragically, Natalie's son, then six, woke up and… witnessed the brutal murder through an opening in the door.
When all the children were awake, Hemming took them home Whipsnade Zoo for a day out and claimed their mother had left while they were asleep.
Natalie's daughter Kirstie was 12 years old when she woke up to find her mother gone in the middle of the night.
Speaking in the BBC Two documentary Behind Closed Doors from 2019, she said: “Growing up in an abusive home is a horrible place. There were times when I came home school and I forgot to do some homework and I was told to go to bed.
“My mother just stayed quiet. She wouldn't argue, but she would bring me food later.
“I saw him hitting my mother, but I was too scared to intervene so I kept it to myself.”
Describing her mother, she said: “She was a bubbly person. She loved clothes and shopping and she would take me. She was friendly. She was a very nice person.
“We really look alike. We looked alike too. She taught me makeup.”
Natalie's daughter also admitted that she was still struggling with her emotions towards her mother's killer.
She added: “I guess I feel a little numb towards him because I trusted him for most of my childhood, and the next thing I know, he's killed my mother and I don't really understand why he would doing.”
Natalie went missing for three weeks before she was naked body was found in a forest ditch30 miles from their home.
When was Natalie Hemming murdered?
Natalie Hemming was murdered on May 1, 2016.
Before her body was discovered 21 days later, Hemming spun a web of lies in an attempt to cover up his horrific actions. crime.
Natalie was murdered “in a fit of anger and jealousy” when Hemming discovered she had met someone new and planned to leave him and take the children with her.
He then tried to use this information to throw Police officers lost the scent and blamed Natalie's lover for her disappearance.
Hemming also sent text messages to Natalie's phone expressing his concerns after she disappeared.
However, when Hemming was questioned by investigating officers, he was shown a smoking gun.
He had claimed he didn't leave the house on Natalie's night murderHowever, the police discovered ANPR images of him driving his car.
Who is Paul Hemming?
In November 2016, Paul Hemming, who had previously worked as a carpet salesman, was jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years after being convicted of murder.
He known manslaughter during his trial, but denied murder.
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After the sentencing, Hemming looked chillingly at Natalie's mother and sister as he was placed behind bars and said: “I've loved every minute of it.”
Sentencing, Judge Richard Foster said: 'Natalie Hemming knew you were overbearing, controlling, jealous and sometimes violent. You said you would improve your behavior, but you didn't.
“The way you have behaved since the murder indicates a complete lack of remorse.”