Mark Campbell has been jailed for life for the murder of his wife, Aristocrat marketing executive Olga Pleguezuelos.
Campbell (53) stabbed his wife in the back of the head, face and neck just days before she was due to start a new life in Las Vegas. He was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years by a judge at the Old Bailey yesterday.
In a diary entry for October 11, 2009, a couple of weeks before her murder, Olga (35) said: “My life has changed. I feel lucky. I have turned my life around.
“Going to work in Vegas, I’m enjoying this job. I have a lot of confidence. I have a fit body, I am beautiful. I have everything, I feel alive.
“I am leaving Mark. I love him but I’m not in love with him. I want to continue my life in my way.”
Olga’s parents and sister said in a statement after the verdict: “A terrible and tragic situation has taken place.
“Olga had a heart full of humanity, great vitality, energy and zest for life, which her killer ripped out. It has left us with a profound and painful inner desolation.
“It has been such a privilege that she was part of all of us, of our life, of our family, leaving with us a legacy full of positivity, fortitude, joy, work, dedication.
“She has been like a star which shines with its own light and forever, inside our heart.”
