Killer Matthew Farmer who smiled and winked to police after stabbing his ex-partner 21 times was described as a "monster" who brutally claimed her life.
Family tributes were read out at Nottingham Crown Court as Farmer, 42, of Logan Street, Bulwell, was sentenced in his absence, with him understood to have taken an overdose of tablets and in intensive care.
He was given a life sentence for her murder with a minimum term to serve of 29 years before an application can be made for parole.
