Jamie Lee Warn killed Zsuzsanna Besenyei (37) in May last year and hid her corpse in the boot of her car before disposing of her remains at Le Pulec beach on the Island’s west coast three days later.
He then left her car on the beach at St Aubin to make it appear as though she had taken her own life.
Warn (55) denied murder and perverting the course of justice but was convicted by a majority verdict by a jury after almost seven hours of deliberation.
Delivering the court’s sentence, Deputy Bailiff Tim Le Cocq said: ‘There are some things that may never be known about the murder of Zsuzsanna Besenyei – precisely how you killed her or why. The way you tried to cover up the crime and the way you researched how to get rid of the body were aggravating factors.’
He today received a mandatory life sentence and was told he will have to serve a minimum of 19 years before he can apply for parole.
During the hearing, Crown Advocate Simon Thomas, prosecuting, said: ‘The concealment of the body is a serious aggravating factor.
‘Had the defendant’s plan gone as planned Miss Besenyei’s body would have never been discovered and this would have caused immeasurable pain to the family.’
