Moment Havant man Norbert Maiksner found walking along motorway after murdering ex-partner Frances Obiefuleh

A video shared by the Crown Prosecution Service shows the moment Havant man Norbert Maiksner was found walking along a motorway after murdering his ex-partner Frances Obiefuleh.

Norbert Maiksner, 49, from Timsbury Crescent in Havant, was found guilty of murdering 45-year-old Frances Obiefuleh by a jury last week.

Ms Obiefuleh’s body was found in her home by police on April 17 last year, with a child also left in the property. Maiksner was arrested by the side of the M40 near High Wycombe that same day, after he told a traffic officer he had killed his girlfriend.

During the trial, the court heard how his relationship with Ms Obiefuleh had broken down, and that she had been on a date with another man a few days prior to her death. Maiksner was seen entering her home on the evening of April 16 via doorbell camera, but after the wi-fi was turned off at the mains socket, was not captured leaving the property.

Ms Obiefuleh’s body was found by police the following morning, after Maiksner’s roadside confession 70 miles away. She had blue tape wrapped around her face and head, with a post-mortem ruling her cause of death as smothering, with an element of neck and/or chest compression.

Maiksner had scratches on his face and body, police said, while blood splatters on his clothing matched Ms Obiefuleh’s DNA profile.

After a two-week trial, a jury at Portsmouth Crown Court found him guilty of murder, and another count of child cruelty, reaching their verdict on Friday, March 27.

Maiksner was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 24 years, with 334 days taken off for the time he has already spent in custody. For the count of child cruelty, he will serve nine concurrently.

In a statement, Detective Sergeant Heather Kenwright from the western major crime team said: “I am glad to see Maiksner face a life behind bars for committing the most heinous and evil of acts, it is what he deserves for taking the life of an innocent woman.

“He has caused such unthinkable suffering to both Frances in the last moments of her life, and to her family, who have had their loved one taken from them so brutally and must now try to rebuild their lives without her.

“My thoughts remain with Frances’s family, and whilst no sentence can ever truly bring them justice for the tragic loss of Frances’s life, I hope it brings them some semblance of closure to know that Maiksner is now facing the consequences of his abhorrent actions.

“It is a terrible truth that violence, abuse, assault and in the worst cases, murder, can often come at the hands of a partner. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is committed to helping anyone who comes forward to report any incident of this nature to us, and to seeing those responsible be brought to justice.”

For advice and information on how to report domestic abuse to us, visit the police website. You can also click here to make an application about a current or ex-partner via Clare’s Law.