Man gets life for doorstep killing

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An Old Bailey jury took three hours to find Thomas Hughes guilty of murdering Krystal Hart, 22, on Good Friday last year.

Hughes, 41, of Stonells Road, Battersea, south London, had denied the shooting, saying another man was responsible.

But parts of the incident - including the sound of two shots and Hughes hurrying away - were caught on CCTV.

Miss Hart died instantly after being shot through the head at her Battersea home. A second bullet was fired into her temple after she crumpled into her doorway.

The prosecution said Miss Hart was executed by the petty criminal and drug dealer in revenge for her boyfriend, David Siveter, writing down his car registration earlier that day following an argument involving "neighbour from hell" Angie Brewer, 53.

Hughes was said by the prosecution to be infatuated with Miss Brewer but told the court she was like a big sister to him.

The court was told Hughes had been heard telling her: "I will do anything for you, I will cut off my arm or leg if I had to."

Miss Hart was two months' pregnant at the time and had recently given up her job as a temporary secretary working in the office of then deputy prime minister John Prescott at the Houses of Parliament.

Miss Hart's pregnancy was not known to Hughes, a loner who lived nearby in a dilapidated house with his wheelchair-bound 81-year-old mother.