Surrey pharmacy worker who poisoned partner jailed

In November 2017, Cartier was arrested and haloperidol was found in her handbag, with warfarin found later in her bedside cabinet.

During the investigation, several transactions were found to have been made on Mr Sharrard’s bank cards without his permission while he was in hospital.

They included purchases of jewellery and clothes as well as withdrawals totalling more than £6,000.

Since Cartier’s arrest, Mr Sharrard passed away due to an unrelated medical issue.

In an impact statement, Mr Sharrard’s brother said he had become “incoherent”.

“This appalling, callous woman put so little value on my brother’s life. It is hard to believe that a human being could treat another in this cruel way,” he said.

Det Con Kieran Gamble, from Surrey Police, added: “She was planned and meticulous as she carried out her crimes and showed no remorse for John’s suffering when he lay in hospital.”