Annabel Rook had dedicated her life to protecting vulnerable women, yet her own life was ended violently by her controlling partner, in the home they shared together.
“I’m sure the irony is not lost on people,” Annabel’s father, Peter Rook, says.
“Because here she was, the great safeguarder of women. But who was safeguarding her, at her time of need?”
Annabel, 46, was stabbed 31 times by her partner of 10 years, Clifton George, at their home in Stoke Newington, north London, in June last year, after she had tried to end their relationship.
He had punched and tried to strangle her, and then started a fire that triggered a gas canister blast.
George, 45, was found guilty of murder following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court and on Tuesday was jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years.
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 