Kimberley Frank

In March 2012, 17-year-old Kimberley Frank and her 18-year-old friend Samantha Sykes were brutally murdered in Kimberley’s flat in the Eastmoor area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Ahmad Otak, an Afghan asylum seeker and the ex-boyfriend of Kimberley’s older sister Elisa Frank, carried out the killings in a premeditated, jealous rage after Elisa ended their abusive and possessive relationship.

He bought a kitchen knife that day, went to the flat, and forced Elisa to watch as he stabbed her sister Kimberley 15 times in a frenzied attack. He then laughed, licked blood from the knife, and spat on her body.

Otak tied up Elisa and lured Samantha (Elisa’s childhood best friend) to the flat under false pretenses, stabbing her 32 times when she arrived.

After the murders, Otak abducted Elisa, drove her toward Dover in an attempt to flee the country, and hid in a lorry at the port. Elisa escaped with help from another man, leading to Otak’s swift arrest.

He pleaded guilty to the two murders in October 2012 and was sentenced in November to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 33–34 years (he will not be eligible for release until at least 2046).

The judge described his actions as sadistic and animalistic.

Rest in peace Kimberley. You will not be forgotten.