34 notorious criminals jailed in the UK in May

A twisted killer who burned a mother-of-two alive after raping her and a mum and dad who 'worked together' to murder their 10-month-old son were just some of the worst offenders sent to jail in the UK in May.

Other criminals facing lengthy jail terms include a wealthy Nigerian politician who plotted to traffic a young man to the UK to harvest his kidney, a gang who supplied fake passports to some of the UK's most wanted criminals and the paedophile brother of former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield.

A dangerous driver who killed a mum while 'showing off' in his Range Rover, the mastermind behind an online fraud shop and a Brit who travelled to Syria to join a terrorist organisation after vanishing on a family holiday in Turkey were also locked up in the last month.

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These are some of the most shocking court cases that have been widely reported in the UK in recent weeks.

A skydiving instructor who strangled his girlfriend in her home was jailed for a minimum of 19 years. Ashley Kemp was given a life sentence for the murder of 50-year-old Clair Armstrong, who owned a beauty salon and was also a skydiving instructor.

Judge John Thackray KC told a court that the relationship was ending and Kemp, 55, had decided “if you could not have her, nobody could”. The court heard how a teenager had made sexual allegations against the defendant which had led to him losing his job and put a huge strain on the couple’s relationship.

Sentencing Kemp, of Robinson Grove, Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire, at Hull Crown Court, Judge Thackray said the circumstances of the attack at the mother-of-three’s home were