London man who killed girlfriend and her relatives as ‘sacrifice’ jailed for life

Joshua Jacques, 29, murdered Samantha Drummonds and three of her family at their home in 2022

A man who claimed he stabbed his girlfriend and three of her family members as a sacrifice" has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 46 years for their murders.

Joshua Jacques, 29, had consumed drugs and alcohol when he attacked Samantha Drummonds and her family with a knife in their home in south London in April 2022, the Old Bailey heard.