Man convicted of killing ‘wonderful young mum’ 13 years after attacking her for leaving him

A man who murdered a “wonderful young mother” after she left him 13 years ago has been sentenced. Trevor Baker, 53, who is serving his sentence at HMP Warren Hill, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday (Friday 31 May) where he was hit with at least 20 years behind bars for the murder of Carolyn Kemp.

This will be less time since his 2010 attempted murder conviction, meaning Baker will serve an additional five years and eight months in prison. Carolyn Kemp was 34 when Baker left her paralyzed from the waist down and with a serious brain injury after attacking her at his home in Walmer Close, Romford, on November 25, 2009.

Baker, who was in prison for Carolyn’s attempted murder, pleaded guilty yesterday to murder after she died of her injuries nearly 13 years after the attack. Carolyn had left Baker six months before the attack.

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Baker did not take it well and attacked Carolyn. At the time he pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to 16 years in prison, to serve a minimum of eight years.

Sadly, Carolyn died in September 2022 of aspiration pneumonia, after a post-mortem finding that had it not been for her brain damage, she would have survived.

Pathologists concluded that had Carolyn not suffered horrific brain damage in 2009, she would have survived aspiration pneumonia. Baker was charged with murder on 5 December 2023. He appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday 22 March where he pleaded guilty.

“Carolyn was the sweetest little girl”

Speaking on behalf of the family, Carolyn’s mother said: “My beautiful daughter Carolyn was the sweetest little girl any mother could have. Growing up, she always had a smile on her face that made you and everyone around her smile.

“Following the birth of her two children, she blossomed into a wonderful young mother. There was nothing she wouldn’t do for them, she loved being their mother so much. children.

“As her mother and grandmother, it is difficult to find adequate words to truly describe the loss we felt as a family when she was brutally attacked all those years ago and continues to feel since over the years and since before I lost her to what I felt. the second time he sadly died.

“We as a family will never get over what happened to Carolyn. She never deserved to go through such a horrendous ordeal which therefore lasted almost 13 more years of pain and suffering before her death.”

She continued: “We would like to acknowledge the swift action of the medical officer at Queens Hospital who immediately alerted the police to Carolyn’s death and is concerned that they may have believed there was a causal link between the attack on her in 2009 and her death . This allowed the Metropolitan Police to launch an investigation which led to his conviction.

“We can’t thank the team enough for everything they did to get justice for Carolyn. We would also like to give a special thanks to our Family Liaison Officer, Detective Saggers – without her support we could not have got through this.

“Trevor Baker will never know how much he put my family through. His actions have forever ruined the lives of two innocent children. Following today’s sentence, he will serve another five years and eight months in prison. It will never be enough .

“Despite the years that have passed, we still believe that Trevor Baker is a violent individual and a continuing danger to women. I hope that this conviction and sentence will serve to protect other women in the future.”

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