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Nathan Owens convicted of murdering his 19-year-old stepdaughter
A jury convicted Nathan Owens of murdering his 19-year-old stepdaughter, Carla Georgescu, in Preston, Lancashire.
Georgescu was a clinical psychology student at the University of Lancashire and was due to travel to Romania the next day.
Owens used a false story about collecting a purse to get into her accommodation in the early hours of February 4.
Prosecutors said he sexually assaulted and strangled her, then staged the scene to look like a suicide.
Investigators used car data and recovered messages to trace his movements and find Georgescu’s phone after he disposed of evidence on his drive home to Hartlepool.
The jury found Owens guilty after a trial at Preston Crown Court, and he is due to be jailed for life.
A jury convicted Nathan Owens of murdering his 19-year-old stepdaughter, Carla Georgescu.
Owens, 34, was found guilty after the jury deliberated for just over three hours.
Prosecutors said Owens lured Carla to his university accommodation in Preston on February 4 with a false story about collecting a purse.
Evidence showed he strangled her, staged the scene to look like suicide and disposed of evidence while driving home to Hartlepool.
- Who
- Nathan Owens, 34, was convicted of murdering his stepdaughter, Carla Georgescu, 19.
- What
- A jury found Owens guilty of murder.
- When
- The verdict was reported on Thursday; the article was published on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- Carla was killed at her university accommodation in Preston, Lancashire.
- Why
- Prosecutors said Owens acted out of sexual obsession and jealousy and wanted to catch Carla before she went to Romania.
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Owens and his wife, Janina, had a birthday dinner with Carla in Preston.
Owens messaged Carla asking if she was awake.
Owens told Carla he and her mother would come to collect her mother's wallet.
A jury convicted Owens of murdering Carla after deliberating for just over three hours.
- Defendant
- Nathan Owens, 34
- Victim
- Carla Georgescu, 19
- Conviction
- Murder
- University accommodation
- Preston, Lancashire
- Jury deliberation
- Just over three hours
What people are saying
it was his 'last chance to catch her before she went to Romania, to have her before anyone else could'
to satisfy his sexual needs, come what may
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