Life sentence for the murder of a woman in Havant
He will have to serve 24 years before being eligible for parole
A man has been jailed for life for the murder of 45-year-old Frances Obiefuleh in Havant in April 2025, and for a further charge of child neglect.
Officers were called at 9.42am on Thursday 17 April 2025 to a report that Norbert Maiksner, 49, of Timsbury Crescent in Havant was walking alone along the M40, close to Junction 3.
Officers were then deployed to search an address at Timsbury Crescent and located Frances’ body.
Maiksner was subsequently arrested and charged with murder and an additional charge of child neglect.
On Friday 27 March, following a two-week trial at Portsmouth Crown Court in which Maiksner refused to attend court or engage in the proceedings, he was found guilty by a jury of both charges.
During his trial, the court heard that Maiksner had told officers that he had killed Frances and stated that it was all a dream and that he wanted to wake up.
Maiksner was sentenced at the same court today to serve life imprisonment. He will need to serve a minimum of 24 years before being eligible for parole.
Detective Sergeant Heather Kenwright from the Western Major Crime Team said, “I am glad to see Maiksner face a life behind bars for committing the most heinous and evil of acts, it is what he deserves for taking the life of an innocent woman.
“He has caused such unthinkable suffering to both Frances in the last moments of her life, and to her family, who have had their loved one taken from them so brutally and must now try to rebuild their lives without her.
“My thoughts remain with Frances’s family, and whilst no sentence can ever truly bring them justice for the tragic loss of Frances’s life, I hope it brings them some semblance of closure to know that Maiksner is now facing the consequences of his abhorrent actions.
“It is a terrible truth that violence, abuse, assault and in the worst cases, murder, can often come at the hands of a partner. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is committed to helping anyone who comes forward to report any incident of this nature to us, and to seeing those responsible be brought to justice.”