Paul Butler was jailed for a minimum of 27 years
A man who was jailed for life for murdering his estranged wife has lost his appeal to have his sentence reduced.
Paul Antony Butler was sentenced to at least 27 years in prison after he admitted stabbing university lecturer Claire Chick more than 20 times outside her home in Plymouth in January last year.
Prior to her murder, he had stalked and harassed her for months, resulting in Chick making six statements to the police.
On Tuesday, Butler told the Court of Appeal he though his sentence was "excessively harsh", but that was dismissed.
Judges said there were numerous aggravating features in the case and that there were no arguable grounds for saying the sentence was excessive.
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