Man admits murdering woman who died 13 years after 2009 attack

Carolyn Kemp was left with severe brain damage after the 2009 attack

A man has admitted murdering his partner who died 13 years after he seriously assaulted her.

Carolyn Kemp, then aged 34, was left with a permanent brain injury after being attacked by Trevor Baker in Romford, east London, in November 2009.

In 2010, Baker, 53, admitted attempted murder and was jailed, with a minimum term of eight years.

Ms Kemp later died, in September 2022, as a result of the injury she suffered at Baker's hands, the Old Bailey heard.

Trevor Baker attacked Carolyn Kemp in 2009

Baker appeared at the court by video link and pleaded guilty to a single charge of murder.

Judge Sarah Munro KC warned he faced a mandatory life sentence, with a minimum term to be fixed, at a hearing set to take place on 16 May.

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