Cat killer to serve at least 24 years in prison for murdering stranger

Cat killer Scarlet Blake has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years for the murder of Jorge Martin Carreno in Oxford. Judge Martin Chamberlain also handed down two concurrent sentences of four months and two months for unnecessary suffering to an animal and criminal damage. Oxford Crown Court heard how Blake, who was born biologically male but identifies as a woman, singled out Mr Carreno as he walked home from a night-out in Oxford in July 2021 before brutally attacking him. Blake was convicted of murder last week following a three-week trial at Oxford Crown Court. During the murder trial, the court heard Blake targeted Mr Carreno as a part of a warped sexual fantasy inspired by a Netflix documentary Don’t F**k with Cats. Read more here: #catkiller #scarletblake #netflix Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 fo