# Nathan Owens sentenced to life for murder of stepdaughter

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> Updated: 2026-10-23T16:02:26.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 3.

The murder trial of Nathan Owens regarding the death of 19-year-old student Carla Georgescu has concluded. Owens, 34, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years for the killing of his stepdaughter.

Georgescu was discovered dead on February 5, her 20th birthday, at her University of Central Lancashire student residence. While the scene was initially staged to resemble a suicide, forensic investigations and trial evidence revealed a ‘horrible and brutal’ attack. Prosecutors established that Owens had developed a ‘dangerous sexual obsession’ with the victim, which included digitally altering her childhood photographs to create indecent images and filming himself performing sexual acts in her bedroom using a doll made to resemble her.

Evidence showed that on the night of the murder, Owens traveled approximately 160 kilometers from Hartlepool to Preston. Surveillance footage captured him entering the dormitory at 4:00 AM with a blanket over his head and leaving at 5:30 AM wearing a medical mask and using an umbrella to hide his face. At the time of his departure, he was reportedly wearing the victim's sneakers and carrying her clothing. The prosecution argued the motive was ‘sexual jealousy’ stemming from Georgescu’s plans to meet a man from an online relationship.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-23: Nathan Owens sentenced to life for murder of stepdaughter in Preston

Nathan Owens received a life sentence with a minimum of 35 years for the brutal murder and sexual obsession involving his stepdaughter, Carla Georgescu, in Preston.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nathan-owens-sentenced-to-life-for-murder-of-stepdaughter-in-preston

### 2026-10-09: Nathan Owens accused of murdering stepdaughter in UK dormitory

Nathan Owens is accused of murdering his stepdaughter, Carla Georgescu, a Romanian student found dead in her UK university dormitory on her 20th birthday.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nathan-owens-accused-of-murdering-stepdaughter-in-uk-dormitory

### 2026-10-07: England murder trial: Stepfather accused of killing student Carla Georgescu

Nathan Owens, 32, faces trial in England for the murder of his stepdaughter, 19-year-old Carla Georgescu, at her Lancashire university residence.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/england-murder-trial-stepfather-accused-of-killing-student-carla-georgescu

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