Shakira Spencer (13 June 1987 – September 2022) was a 35-year-old mother-of-two from Ealing, west London, who was tortured and murdered by three people she considered to be her friends.
Born on 13 June 1987,[1] Spencer was described by neighbours as "a loveable person, but very slow and socially awkward who presented as someone with learning difficulties".
Spencer was also treated like a slave by the trio, who forced her to run errands, controlled her income, and fed her on sachets of ketchup.
Her badly decomposed body was discovered almost two weeks later, on 25 September, when neighbours reported seeing maggots crawling from under the front door of Spencer's flat.
[5] Detectives then found evidence, including text messages referencing the abuse and mobile phone images and footage showing Spencer being beaten by her tormentors.