Robert Trigg

Robert Trigg (c. 1966) is a former chef convicted of the manslaughter of one former girlfriend and the murder of another.

Background Robert Trigg had a history of violence towards women. The police refused to pay for a Home Office pathologist because they only wanted a "routine" examination performed. A later inquest into Susan Nicholsons' death ruled that she had died after Trigg had rolled inadvertently onto her while they both slept on a sofa. Trigg subsequently sold his story, for an unknown amount to a magazine, in which he reiterated his claim that her death was accidental.

In October 2014 he met Deirdre Loveridge and began a relationship with her.

Trial The trial was held in Lewes Crown Court and lasted ten days.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years.

In media The case was featured in an episode of '999 Killer on the Line'.

2021 Inquest In 2021, a new inquest regarding the death of Susan Nicholson was held. Originally the coroner had intended to have an inquest solely to amend the cause of death from 'accidental' to 'unlawful killing'. However a judicial review, launched by Ms Nicholson's parents, ruled that, under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, a wider inquest should be held. The new inquest heard that the police had been called to 13 domestic abuse reports, regarding Trigg. The Assistant chief constable Fiona Macpherson, issued an apology "for the failings of the force in relation to the deaths of both Caroline Devlin and Susan Nicholson."