Murder of Louise Jensen

Murder of Louise Jensen

Louise Jensen (March 19, 1971 – September 16, 1994) was a tour guide from Denmark who was abducted by British soldiers, Allan Ford, Justin Fowler, and Geoffrey Pernell, while working in Cyprus. The soldiers, who were members of the Royal Green Jackets, repeatedly raped Jensen, then beat her to death with a shovel before burying her in a shallow grave.[1]

On 27 March 1996, the three soldiers were convicted of abduction, rape and manslaughter and sentenced to life imprisonment. Their sentences were cut to 25 years on appeal in 1998, and they were released in August 2006 after spending just under 12 years in custody.[2]

Louise Jensen was working as a tour guide for the Danish travel company Star Tours at the time she was killed.

One long-term effect of this case was for the British military to declare certain tourist resorts on the island as out of bounds to military personnel.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Soldier free after Cyprus killing". BBC. 14 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4792915.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  2. ^ "Parents vent fury at early release of daughter's killers". Guardian Unlimited. 2006-08-19. http://www.guardian.co.uk/cyprus/story/0,,1853728,00.html. Retrieved 2006-09-17. 
  3. ^ "Nine British soldiers charged with serious offences in Cyprus over drunken bar brawl". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers Ltd). 4 February 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=512058&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 

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