Key facts
- Renat Hammet Millay, 31, was jailed for six years.
- He was convicted of strangling his girlfriend.
- He used a makeshift flamethrower to set her carpet on fire.
- Millay blamed school bullying for his actions.
- He also threw his girlfriend's mobile phone into the Thames.
Renat Hammet Millay, a 31-year-old Russian orphan adopted in the UK, has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend and for torching her carpet with a makeshift flamethrower. The court heard that Millay engaged in a campaign of abuse against his girlfriend, which included throwing her mobile phone into the Thames. Millay attributed his destructive behavior and the events leading to his conviction to bullying he experienced at school, stating it destroyed his London home.