By Rob Preece PUBLISHED: 13:36 EST, 20 June 2012 | UPDATED: 15:11 EST, 20 June 2012 A killer who murdered a woman by dousing her in white spirit and setting her alight has been told he must serve at least 27 years behind bars. Terrence Armer, 61, was sentenced for the killing of Stacey Mackie, who suffered 95 per cent burns in the attack at her flat in Kendal, Cumbria. A jury took less than two hours to convict Armer of murder after rejecting his claims that he loved Miss Mackie 'like a daughter' and had done nothing to hurt her.
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Stacey Mackie suffered 95 per cent burns in the attack at her flat in Cumbria, Carlisle Crown Court heard
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A jury took less than two hours to find Terrence Armer guilty of her murder
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CCTV footage showed Armer using an axe and a screwdriver to break into Miss Mackie's home
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Sentencing judge Mr Justice Irwin told Armer he had committed a 'truly terrible act'
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