Gowing’s ‘perverted’ killer jailed for life

A serial sex offender with “perverted desires” has been jailed for life for the rape and murder of Irish vet Catherine Gowing.

Clive Sharp, aged 46, harboured fantasies of imprisoning and killing women to satisfy his sexual desires before the murder of his victim, a Welsh court heard.

The night of the murder, Sharp earlier left another woman tied to her bed after she refused his demands.