A SADISTIC boyfriend who stabbed a pregnant mum-of-four to death with a pair of scissors before he made a chilling remark to police has been jailed.
Liam Taylor knifed 28-year-old Ailish Walsh 40 times then left her to die in her bedroom where she was discovered covered in blood by her dad.
Tragically, Ailish was 22 weeks pregnant at the time of the "exceptionally brutal" attack on December 15 last year.
After stabbing his partner at her home in Hackney, North London, Taylor, 37, told police: "It's crazy how one moment of madness can change your whole life."
The monster has now been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years after pleading guilty to murder at the Old Bailey.
Sentencing, Judge Nigel Lickley KC branded the attack “ferocious, brutal and savage”.
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He also concluded the killing was "sadistic” and “sexual” in nature as the roofer targeted certain parts of Ailish's body.
Taylor was captured on chilling CCTV entering Ailish's home by a communal entrance at 8.36pm before leaving at 9.14pm.
Five minutes before he left, Ailish's pal had phoned the mum-of-four and heard screaming and fighting in the background.
She had got in contact after Ailish frantically messaged her as she tried to get Taylor out of the house because he was taking drugs.
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Ailish's father arrived later to find her covered in blood and unconscious in her bedroom.
She was covered in a high visibility jacket with Taylor's bank card in the pocket.
A pair of bloodied scissors were found nearby as well as two dumbbells.
Meanwhile Taylor went to a nearby pub and told the bartender he had been attacked as he ordered a triple rum and coke.
He later popped into a supermarket and bought a pack of cigarettes and some condoms.
The thug, who had cocaine, cannabis and alcohol in his system, was arrested at his home early the next morning.
He told officers as he was detained: "That won’t bring her back though will it?"
The court heard Ailish had been slashed more than 40 times – with some stab wounds aimed at the unborn baby.
Taylor had been "upset" about the latest pregnancy as he had two girls and wanted a boy.
He was jailed for 12 months in 2015 for headbutting his younger sister and was convicted in 2020 of battering his mum with a metal pole.
The prosecution argued he intended to kill the unborn baby but did not bring a charge of child destruction.
This was because as the baby was within the legal limit for abortion, she would not have survived outside the womb.
Following "beautiful" Ailish's killing, friends launched a GoFundMe page to help fly her body back to her native Ireland.
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Paying tribute, organiser Teresa Cannon wrote: “[She] was a beautiful amazing young woman of 28 with four young children and a little girl on the way."
How you can get help
Women’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
- Always keep your phone nearby.
- Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
- If you are in danger, call 999.
- Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
- Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
- If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
- Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – [email protected].
Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
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