Torture and Murder in West London: The Shakira Spencer Case | Ep. 240
British Murders with Stuart Blues
Stuart Blues
4.6 • 880 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The shocking torture and murder of Shakira Spencer in Ealing, West London, is one of the most disturbing UK true crime cases in recent years. In September 2022, the 35-year-old was found dead in her Hanwell flat after not being seen for weeks. What initially appeared to be a welfare concern quickly unravelled into a horrifying case involving prolonged abuse, coercive control, and extreme violence at the hands of people she trusted.
In this episode of British Murders with Stuart Blues, I break down the full case, including the roles of Shaun Pendlebury, Ashana Studholme, and Lisa Richardson, the investigation by the Metropolitan Police, and the disturbing details revealed during the Old Bailey trial. This UK true crime story highlights issues around vulnerability, manipulation, and missed warning signs, and serves as a stark reminder of how dangerous coercive control and abuse can become when left unchecked.
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| 0:39.6 | you get your podcasts to listen to those shows after this one. In September 22, in a quiet part of |
| 0:49.4 | West London, a 35-year-old woman called Shakira Spencer was living her life in a small flat in Hanwell. |
| 0:56.8 | To most people around her, nothing seemed especially out of the ordinary. |
| 1:00.8 | She kept to herself, had her own routine, and like many others in the area, was just getting |
| 1:05.6 | on with things day by day. |
| 1:07.6 | But as the weeks went by, something fell off. |
| 1:13.6 | Neighbors began to notice she hadn't been seen for a while. Messages went unanswered. Then came a smell from her flat, something that couldn't be |
| 1:20.5 | ignored. And when police finally forced entry into her home, what they found inside would uncover |
| 1:26.6 | a story that was almost impossible |
| 1:29.0 | to comprehend. This was something far more disturbing than they could ever have imagined, |
| 1:35.2 | something that had been building over a long period of time. In this episode of British |
| 1:40.4 | Murders with Stuart Blues, I'm taking a look at the abuse, torture and murder |
| 1:45.5 | of Shakira Spencer. It's a case that shocked, even seasoned investigators, raised serious |
| 1:52.0 | questions about vulnerability, control and missed warning signs, and exposed a level of cruelty |
| 1:58.5 | that's difficult to put into words. |
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