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Man convicted of murdering his former partner

Victim: Erica Martin
A Leicester man has today (Thursday March 19, 2009) been convicted at Leicester Crown Court of the murder of his former partner.
Alexander Gregoire (46) from Helmsley Road, off Saffron Lane, Leicester was found guilty of the murder of 27-year-old Erica Martin of Wicklow Drive, Leicester.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years.
At around 5pm on Sunday August 3, 2008 police officers gained entry to Erica's home after concerns for her welfare were raised by a friend. Once inside officers discovered the body of the young mother of four. A post mortem later revealed that she had died from stab wounds.
Her former partner was found at the house lying across her body. Their 20-month-old daughter was in the house at the time of the incident.
Detective Inspector Simon Cure, who was part of the investigation team, said: "This is an extremely tragic case which has left four young girls without a mother. I know that Erica's family has been devastated by her death and I hope that today's verdict will help them in some small way."
"The family has had to go through the further ordeal of trial at which Erica's 12-year-old daughter gave evidence. I was deeply moved by her tremendous courage and bravery.
"I would also like to pay tribute to Erica's friends in the Caribbean community who gave us great support and assistance."
Erica came to the UK from Antigua in 2004 and settled in Leicester with her children. Both her mother Maudlyn Simon (46) and father, Terry Martin (50) have travelled over from Antigua.
Speaking after the verdict on behalf of the family Maudlyn said: "Erica was a loving caring mother of four daughters. She would always give you that smile which would make your day feel better
"Justice has now been done for my daughter, although it can never bring her back. The Lord giveth but he didn't take my daughter's life away from us, Gregoire did. He is a wicked man who said in court that he loved my daughter - I don't believe that because no-one destroys what they say they love.
"We want to thank everybody who has supported and helped us through this time including the police."
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