Husband who raped and murdered wife before trying to make it look like suicide jailed for 33 years
- Posted on July 14, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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A 56-year-old man has received a 33-year prison sentence for the murder of his ex-wife, a respected civil servant and basketball coach. The case involved a deliberate suffocation attack followed by an attempt to stage the death as a suicide. Evidence presented during the trial revealed a pattern of coercive and controlling behavior preceding the violent crime. This conviction highlights serious domestic violence issues and the dangers of intimate partner abuse.
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Husband who raped and murdered wife before trying to make it look like suicide jailed for 33 years
'Coercive and controlling' Michael Thompson, 56, suffocated his ex, Kimberley Thompson, 43, a civil servant and award-winning basketball coach, in the middle of the night last August.
