A “violent” man will serve almost six more years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a woman who died 13 years after he attacked her.
Trevor Baker, 53, was already in prison for the attempted murder of Carolyn Kemp and pleaded guilty to murder after she died from her injuries nearly 13 years later.
Appearing at the Old Bailey on Friday May 31, he was sentenced to serve a minimum of 20 years' imprisonment for the murder less the time he has already served meaning he will spend a further five years and eight months in prison.
Ms Kemp was 34 when Baker attacked her at his address on Walmer Close in Romford on 25 November 2009.
She had left him six months before when their relationship deteriorated but Baker, enraged and unable to accept the relationship was over, launched a ferocious attack that left her a quadriplegic with an irreparable brain injury.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment, to serve a minimum of eight years.
Ms Kemp died on September 24, 2022, from aspiration pneumonia and specialist pathologists concluded she would have survived if she had not suffered traumatic brain injuries in 2009.
Detective Chief Inspector Kelly Allen, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Carolyn suffered extreme violence at the hands of Trevor Baker - violence that ultimately resulted in her death following more than a decade of suffering.
“It is right that he be held accountable for the devastation his actions caused, not only to Carolyn, but to her family and friends who loved her.
“I am pleased that due to the guilty plea, Carolyn’s loved ones will now be spared the further distress of going through a trial and reliving the details of what was a horrific attack. My thoughts are with them.“
Speaking on behalf of the family, Carolyn's mother said her daughter, who had two children, was a “wonderful young mother”.
She said: “There was nothing she would not do for them, she loved being their mum so very much. That opportunity to love and nurture them was taken away from her and from her children.”
She said her daughter went through “almost 13 years of pain and suffering before her death” and thanked hospital staff and police for how they dealt with the case.
She added: “Trevor Baker, will never know how much he put my family through. His actions ruined the lives of two innocent children for evermore. Following today’s sentencing he will serve a further five years and eight months in prison. It will never be enough.
"Despite the years that have passed we still believe that Trevor Baker is a violent individual and a continued danger to women. I hope that with this conviction and sentence it serves to protect other women in the future."
