Arrests over woman's stab murder in Coventry

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Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in Coventry.



Police were called to a flat in Culworth Court, Foleshill, by ambulance staff about 23:00 GMT on Wednesday.

A spokesman said: "It's understood the victim is a Romanian woman in her 20s. She had suffered a stab wound to the stomach and was pronounced dead at the scene."

The arrested men are aged 23, 26, and 34.

Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries and forensic examinations at the scene.

West Midlands Police urged anyone in the area of Culworth Court who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, to contact Coventry Force CID on 101.

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Coventry murder case police make further arrests

Two more people have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a woman in a Coventry flat on Wednesday.

The woman, believed to be Romanian in her 20s, was discovered in Culworth Court, Foleshill, at about 23:00 GMT and confirmed dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination revealed she died from a stab wound to her abdomen. She is yet to be formally identified.

A 25-year-old man and a woman, 21, were arrested in Coventry city centre at 22:40 GMT on Friday.

Three other men were arrested by police at Culworth Court, on Wednesday.

Two of those, aged 26 and 34, have been released without charge, while a 23-year-old has been bailed pending further inquiries.

West Midlands Police appealed for anyone with information about the attack to contact them.

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A woman who was fatally stabbed in Coventry on Wednesday has been named by police.



Romanian Georgiana Stuparu, 23, also known as Yudha Marin, was discovered in a flat at Culworth Court, Foleshill, at about 23:00 GMT.

A post mortem examination revealed she had died from a stab wound to her abdomen.

Police have been granted extra time to question a 25-year-old man and a woman, 21, arrested in Coventry on Friday.

Three other men were arrested by police at Culworth Court, on Wednesday.

Two of those, aged 26 and 34, have been released without charge, while a 23-year-old has been bailed pending further inquiries.

West Midlands Police appealed for anyone with information about the attack to contact them.

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Two charged with murder of Georgiana Stuparu

A man and a woman have been charged with murdering a woman who was stabbed to death in Coventry.

The body of Georgiana Stuparu, 23, also known as Yudha Marin, was found in a flat in Foleshill at about 23:00 GMT on 30 January.

West Midlands Police said a 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman arrested in Coventry on Friday morning had now been charged with her murder.

Both are due to appear before magistrates in Coventry on Wednesday.

A post-mortem examination revealed Ms Stuparu died from a stab wound to her abdomen.

Three other men were previously arrested by police at Culworth Court, where Ms Stuparu was found.

Two of those, aged 26 and 34, have been released without charge, while a 23-year-old has been bailed pending further inquiries.

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Man admits murdering woman who moved to Coventry for a 'better life'

A man has admitted murdering a young woman who moved to Coventry hoping “for a better life”.

The body of Georgiana Stuparu, 23, was discovered in a ground floor flat in Culworth Court, Foleshill, on January 30.

Miss Stuparu moved from a small village in Romania a few years ago and lived in London before coming to Coventry.

At this stage few details surrounding how she died have been released. But last week Philippe Burger, aged 26, admitted killing her.

Ramona Budiencea, aged 22, had previously admitted a charge of assisting an offender.

Both defendants are believed to be from the Coventry area. When they appeared in court they said they were of no fixed address.

The pair will now be sentenced on October 16 at the crown court in Leamington.

Burger faces a mandatory life sentence for Miss Stuparu’s murder.

The maximum sentence that can be handed down to Budiencea is a ten-year prison term, although her early guilty plea will ensure any sentence is significantly reduced.

After Miss Stuparu’s death a family friend paid tribute on Facebook.

She wrote: “When I first met Georgiana she was a small baby in her mother’s arms.

“In subsequent visits to Romania, I followed her growth from infant to young girl to a beautiful woman.

“She lived her life in a small village, went to a small school, played with her brother, helped take care of the family’s small collection of livestock. She loved to draw and demonstrated artistic talent. Moving to England a few years ago, she hoped for a better life than the extreme difficulties and few opportunities that Romania has to offer.

“Her dreams were savagely taken from her, along with her life, on January 30 2013 when she was brutally murdered.”

Her family had launched an appeal to try to raise money to bring Miss Stuparu home but were unable to raise the £10,000 required.

The money they raised went to pay for Miss Stuparu’s funeral in Coventry..

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Pair jailed for murder of sex worker Georgiana Stuparu



A couple have been jailed over the murder of a Romanian sex worker who was stabbed to death at a flat in Coventry.

Georgiana Stuparu, 23, also known as Yudha Marin, was stabbed four times in Foleshill on 30 January.

Philippe Andre Burger, 26, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 18 years four months after admitting murder at Warwickshire Justice Centre.

His girlfriend, Ramona Budiencea, 22, was jailed for two years four months for assisting an offender.

She had pleaded guilty to the charge at a court hearing in July.

The court heard that Burger had stabbed Ms Stuparu during a row over money.

He had called her posing as a potential client and used a disguise to trick his way into her flat in Culworth Court in Foleshill.

'Brutal circumstances'

The court was told that once Ms Stuparu recognised him, an argument ensued and she demanded money that he and Budiencea owed her from an earlier debt.

Burger stabbed her four times.

He then called Budiencea who help him use towels to mop up Ms Stuparu's blood and tried to make it look like she had been stabbed by a client.

Ms Stuparu's boyfriend found her body later.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said the pair were caught after they sold a mobile phone they had taken from Ms Stuparu's flat to a second hand shop in Coventry.

Officers also found the knife used in the murder buried in woodland near Lakeview Road along with blood soaked clothing that the couple had tried to burn in a bin.

The pair were arrested at a Fairfax Street hotel where they were living on 1 February.

Det Sgt Harry May said Ms Stuparu "came to England to seek a better life; however, it was ended in such brutal circumstances".

"Her parents had the terrible ordeal of travelling to the UK for the funeral of their loved one.

"They are very happy with today's outcome and have expressed their gratitude to the hard work of the police in bringing this case to a conclusion."