A man was today found guilty of murdering a prostitute in her own home.

Satellite television installer Neil McMillan strangled escort Andrea Waddell, then set fire to her flat in Upper Lewes Road, Brighton.

The court was told that McMillan, 42, applied "unremitting pressure" to 29-year-old Ms Waddell's neck for about 20 seconds while he was in a "worked up and angry mood" on October 15 last year.

Jurors had been asked to consider whether he killed her after discovering she used to be a man or because she had been unable, through her physical problems, to perform sexually for him.

Lewes Crown Court heard that he went to his own nearby home afterwards to shower and wash his clothes in an attempt to cover his tracks.

McMillan, of Bennett Road, Brighton, had denied murder.

He was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 22 years.