Solved case · 2004
Also known as Killing of John Monckton · John Monckton's murder
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Financier John Monckton was murdered and his wife severely assaulted during a home invasion at their Chelsea house in November 2004; Damien Hanson, who was on probation after serving half of a 12-year sentence for attempted murder, was convicted of the murder alongside accomplice Elliot White.
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Suggest coverage for Murder of John MoncktonJohn Victor Monckton (13 October 1955 – 29 November 2004) was a British financier who served as Managing Director of Bonds at Legal & General Group PLC, a major British insurance firm. He was educated at Downside and Lincoln College, Oxford, was a Roman Catholic, a distant cousin of Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, and had joined the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1977.
Monckton was killed at his home on Upper Cheyne Row in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in November 2004, an area described as nominally low-crime. During the attack, his wife, Homeyra Monckton, was severely assaulted. The couple's nine-year-old daughter called the police, but the perpetrators fled the scene before officers arrived. A suspect, Damien Hanson, was arrested the following day.
Hanson was ultimately convicted of Monckton's murder and of the attempted murder of Homeyra Monckton, receiving three life sentences. The trial judge recommended a minimum term of 36 years before Hanson could be considered for parole, described as one of the lengthiest minimum terms ever handed down in British legal history. At the time of the killing, Hanson had at least one previous conviction for attempted murder and had been released from prison only three months earlier, having served half of a 12-year sentence.
Hanson's accomplice, Elliot White, was convicted of manslaughter, wounding with intent, and robbery, and is serving an 18-year sentence. In 2006, Hanson's half-sister, Laura Campbell, was jailed for four years for providing a false alibi in connection with the crime.
The case drew scrutiny in part because of Hanson's status as a convicted violent offender who was under probation supervision at the time of the killing, having been released early from a prior attempted murder sentence.
John Victor Monckton is born.
Monckton joins the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
John Monckton is murdered and his wife Homeyra severely assaulted at their home in Upper Cheyne Row; their nine-year-old daughter calls police, but the perpetrators flee before officers arrive.
A suspect, Damien Hanson, is arrested the day after the killing.
Laura Campbell, Hanson's half-sister, is jailed for four years for providing a false alibi related to the crime.
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John Monckton's wife, severely assaulted during the same attack; Damien Hanson was convicted of her attempted murder.[4]
Financier killed during a home invasion at his residence in Kensington and Chelsea in November 2004.[4]
Convicted of the murder of John Monckton and attempted murder of Homeyra Monckton; sentenced to three life sentences with a recommended minimum term of 36 years.[4]
Convicted of manslaughter, wounding with intent, and robbery in connection with the killing; serving an 18-year sentence.[4]
Jailed for four years in 2006 for providing a false alibi for the crime as Hanson's half-sister.[4]
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