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A keen sailor has been jailed for life for the “wicked” murder of his ex-wife after lying in wait for five hours at their son's graveside. Martin Suter will serve a minimum of just over 27 years in jail for stabbing Ann Blackwood, 71, to death on what would have been their son Christopher's 36th birthday.

Suter, who previously lived in Stockport , pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Blackwood at Crofton Cemetery in Stubbington, Hampshire, on July 24, 2023. The 68-year-old, who wore a beige suit and striped tie for today's hearing, was also sentenced for the indecent assault of a girl aged under 14 years, to which he had pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court in May 2023.

Sentencing Suter, who showed no emotion, at Portsmouth Crown Court, Judge Michael Bowes KC said: “

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