Sarah Ferguson’s former aide Jane Andrews was jailed for 15 years after she murdered her lover Thomas Cressman in 2000
Jane Andrews murdered her associate in 2000 (Picture: PA Wire)
The girl whose brother was killed by Sarah Ferguson’s aide has described the second she noticed her for the primary time. Jane Andrews labored as a dresser for the previous Duchess of York, even caring for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
She landed the function in 1988 after recognizing a job advert in The Woman journal. Nevertheless in September 2000 she was arrested after her boyfriend Thomas Cressman was discovered useless and coated in blood.
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Andrews beat her boyfriend with a cricket bat earlier than stabbing him (Picture: PA Wire)
Tom, 39, had been struck over the pinnacle with a cricket bat earlier than being stabbed as he slept on the couple’s £400,000 residence in Fulham, west London. Andrews fled the realm after the incident however was present in Cornwall days later.
The couple have been stated to have been arguing forward of the killing, with Tom even phoning police to warn “somebody would get damage”. Andrews denied murdering Tom however was discovered responsible on the Outdated Bailey.
She was sentenced to life in jail, serving a minimal of 15 years. The case has now featured within the Channel 5 documentary Crime of Ardour? The Trial of Jane Andrews.
In it Tom’s sister Cathy Kerruish spoke of the second she noticed Andrews. She stated: “The worst for me was seeing Jane within the flesh for the primary time. It was very troublesome to take a seat there and see anyone who had caught a knife in your brother sitting not removed from you.”
Cathy Kerruish, centre, has spoken out after Tom, left, was killed (Picture: PA Wire)
Two years after she was jailed, Andrews appealed the conviction, which was thrown out by the court docket. Cathy added: “She appealed and there have been three judges who dismissed it, which was the precise resolution so far as we have been involved.”
She nevertheless had her sentence lowered after a second attraction. It was shortened from 15 to 14 years, nevertheless she was subsequently recalled to jail after dealing with harassment allegations in 2018.
She was launched for a second time in 2019. Cathy stated: “She by no means confirmed any regret. I personally assume she ought to nonetheless be in jail. I believe it was a really brief sentence for what she’d completed however maybe that’s simply as a loving sister.”
Andrews labored for the previous duchess for nearly a decade earlier than being let go attributable to cost-cutting in 1997. The York sisters reportedly knew her as “Woman Jane” all through her time with the Royal Household.
Andrews labored for Sarah Ferguson for nearly a decade (Picture: Getty)
After her conviction particulars emerged about Andrews’ rage points with earlier boyfriends. It led her to being described because the “Deadly Attraction Killer” within the press.
Tom’s father, Harry Cressman, stated he “couldn’t really feel sorrow” for Andrews after she was jailed in 2001. He added: “I really feel the worst half, with none doubt, was listening to the story of her battering him first with a cricket bat, then sticking a knife into him, partially eradicating it, and sticking it into him once more.”
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His voice breaking, he informed the BBC: “What could possibly be worse for any father?”
Tom’s homicide has now been changed into a brand new docudrama, The Woman, which is ready to air at 9pm at present (February 22) on ITV One. BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce will star as Jane Andrews whereas Natalie Dormer will seem as Sarah Ferguson.
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