Maldon murderer Matthew Smith sentenced to life in prison for...

A factory worker who strangled his pregnant ex-girlfriend to death in a fit of jealous rage has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 18 years behind bars.A jury took just short of 15 hours to find Matthew Smith guilty of murder, returning their verdict just after 2pm yesterday (March 21) after a three-week trial heard that the 24-year-old used cable ties and string to murder mum-of-two Isobel Parker, known to her friends and family as Becky, in her Burnham-on-Crouch flat.Passing...