Sarah Wellgreen’s former boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering the mum-of-five – and only he knows where her body is buried.
Taxi driver Ben Lacomba denied killing the missing beautician, who shared a home with the defendant in New Ash Green, Kent, despite having split up.
However, the jury at Woolwich Crown Court delivered their verdict today after three-and-a-half hours of deliberations.
Lacomba showed no emotion as the guilty verdict was read out. He stood in the dock wearing a dark suit, shirt and dark blue tie.
A date for sentencing has yet to be decided.
Ms Wellgreen, 46, was last seen alive on October 9, 2018, and has never been located despite extensive searches by police at a number of places.
At its peak, 115 officers were searching for her every day across 2,771 search locations.
A prosecutor claimed Lacomba, 39, murdered the mum and then disposed of her body “in a calculated manner, designed to avoid detection”.
The prosecution had told the court, in south-east London, that he was motivated by the potential loss of the home he shared with Ms Wellgreen and having limited access to their children as a result.
Ms Wellgreen had landed a new job with more pay and was buying Lacomba out of the property, the court heard.
The trial began on September 30 and lasted four weeks.
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