Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnnabel Rook, 46, had wanted to leave George, her partner of 10 years, after suffering emotional and verbal abuse at his hands (PA)Clifton George has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years for the murder of his partner, Annabel Rook. George stabbed Ms Rook 31 times during an argument at their Stoke Newington home on 16 June 2025, after she said she wanted to end their 10-year relationship. Following the murder, George caused a gas explosion by starting a fire in the basement, which ripped through the property. He was convicted of murder by a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court, despite attempting to claim loss of self-control as a partial defence. Ms Rook, a charity worker and daughter of retired Old Bailey judge Peter Rook, had previously experienced violence from George, who was known for his short temper. In fullElectrician jailed for life for stabbing partner to death and blowing up London homeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Warning: Distressing content. Annabel Rook, 46, was brutally killed by her partner Clifton George in their Stoke Newington home last June after writing a heartbreaking unsent…

An electrician who stabbed his partner to death in a frenzied rage, then blew up their home in a gas explosion, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years.

Clifton George, 45, killed his partner Annabel Rook, 46, by stabbing her 31 times during a row at her north London home after she had said they should end their 10-year…

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Annabel Rook's father retired Old Bailey judge Peter Rook, branded Clifton George 'utterly selfish' while her mother called him 'wicked'

Clifton George has been jailed for life for the murder of his partner Annabel Rook, who he stabbed 31 times in a frenzied attack after she tried to end their relationship