British man burnt alive by African wife

A British tycoon, William West, 76 , who had disappeared on the 3rd of July while on holiday, was found after his charred remains were uncovered near to the couple's Luxury beach house in Gambia. He had been murdered by his twenty six year old African wife, Kate, - who had burnt him alive.

The African had married Mr. West, six years previously when she met him whilst he was on holiday.

The African woman eventually confessed to murdering Mr. West after she had originally claimed he had disappeared after 'popping into a cigar store' on a day trip to neighbouring Senegal. She told the Police in her confession that his body was in the village of Sangyang, twenty miles from Banjul, the capital of Gambia. An African man is also being held by local police and being questioned over the grizzily murder.

The day after her husband had gone 'missing' the African woman flew back to Hastings, East Sussex, to Mr. West's £750,000 home. She was caught after returned back to Gambia to register Mr. West as missing and to help with the search for the 'missing' man.

Assistant Police Supt, Aziz Bojang was quoted as saying, “As a result of an interview with the wife, detectives found Mr West’s body at the home they shared. She has confessed, and she is the prime suspect. She has named a West African man as an accomplice but he is denying any involvement."

He continued," The conditions of Mr West’s remains were so horrible. His body was very badly burned. Kate is currently in police custody and will be charged with murder. If convicted she could be jailed for life.”

Officers investigating the death, had gone through private documents belonging to Mr West and had found a will in which his wife was named as the main beneficiary.

Mr. Bojang also stated “We are still trying to determine the motive for the killing and there is every reason to believe his wife would clearly benefit through his death. This is an unprecedented incident here. Because Mr West’s property is situated in a remote area near the beach not many people in the community are aware of what has happened. Investigations are continuing into what has happened but we are still at an early stage in our inquiries.”