Family pay tribute to ‘altruistic’ London woman as her killer is jailed for life
Key takeaways
- Annabel Rook was ‘one of the world’s great life enhancers’, her father said.
- A retired Old Bailey judge has paid tribute to his daughter after her killer was jailed for life.
- Peter Rook described his daughter as altruistic, non-judgmental and “one of the world’s great life enhancers”, and praised her dedication to helping other people.
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Annabel Rook was ‘one of the world’s great life enhancers’, her father said. Photograph: Family handout/PAView image in fullscreen Annabel Rook was ‘one of the world’s great life enhancers’, her father said. Photograph: Family handout/PALondon Family pay tribute to ‘altruistic’ London woman as her killer is jailed Father and mother of Annabel Rook praise her dedication to helping others and want to focus on her legacy
Prefer the Guardian on Google. A retired Old Bailey judge has paid tribute to his daughter after her killer was jailed for life.
Clifton George, 45, was sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years after being found guilty of the murder of Annabel Rook, 46, whom he stabbed in the living room of her home in Stoke Newington, north London, in June last year.