A 44-year-old King’s Lynn woman has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for stalking and seeking a ‘hit man’ on the dark web to murder her victim

Helen Hewlett, from Hawthorns in King’s Lynn, appeared at Norwich Crown Court today (5 May 2023) after previously being found guilty to soliciting murder and stalking between 1 July 2022 and 13 August 2022. The judge told the jury that Hewlett was a ‘dangerous offender’ and posed a ‘significant risk to the public’.

Hewlett has been sentenced to a total of 12.5 years for soliciting murder and three months for stalking, to be served concurrently. This will consist of seven and a half years to be served in prison and five years on extended license period to determine the risk to the public by a parole panel. She must serve a minimum of two thirds of the custodial sentence. Hewlett was also issued with a permanent Restraining Order to prevent any contact with the victim or his family.

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