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Man jailed for years for manslaughter of Bournemouth Travelodge receptionist A MAN who killed a Bournemouth hotel receptionist in brutal, sustained and horrific attack over a 42-minute period has received a hospital order with no time limit. Stephen Richard Cole bludgeoned Travelodge employee Marta Vento to death on the morning of Wednesday, December 9, last year. Cole, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Miss Vento. The 27-year-old Spanish national, who was living in Bournemouth, was found deceased at her place of work in Christchurch Road by her colleagues at around 8am. The 32-year-old defendant was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today.