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| Emma-Jayne Magson handed life sentence for murdering boyfriend | |
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| A woman found guilty of murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him in the heart has been jailed for at least 17 years. | A woman found guilty of murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him in the heart has been jailed for at least 17 years. |
| Emma-Jayne Magson, 23, plunged a steak knife into the chest of 26-year-old James Knight before placing it in a bin belonging to the victim’s brother. | Emma-Jayne Magson, 23, plunged a steak knife into the chest of 26-year-old James Knight before placing it in a bin belonging to the victim’s brother. |
| Magson was described as “cold, brutal and manipulative” for delaying medical help to her dying boyfriend and in effect “sacrificing” him, Leicester crown court heard. | Magson was described as “cold, brutal and manipulative” for delaying medical help to her dying boyfriend and in effect “sacrificing” him, Leicester crown court heard. |
| The judge, Nicholas Dean QC, handed Magson a life sentence with a minimum of 17 years after she was convicted on Friday. He said: “This was an act in impulse and anger. Her behaviour is not at all easy to understand.” | The judge, Nicholas Dean QC, handed Magson a life sentence with a minimum of 17 years after she was convicted on Friday. He said: “This was an act in impulse and anger. Her behaviour is not at all easy to understand.” |
| During the three-week trial, the court heard that the couple – who were in a “volatile” relationship – had been involved in a drunken row in the run-up to the fatal attack at Magson’s house in Leicester on 27 March. | During the three-week trial, the court heard that the couple – who were in a “volatile” relationship – had been involved in a drunken row in the run-up to the fatal attack at Magson’s house in Leicester on 27 March. |
| The court was played a 999 call Magson made some time after she struck the fatal blow, saying Knight had collapsed but failing to mention he had been stabbed. | The court was played a 999 call Magson made some time after she struck the fatal blow, saying Knight had collapsed but failing to mention he had been stabbed. |
| When she was told an ambulance might be delayed, Magson replied: “No, that’s fine, don’t worry about it.” | When she was told an ambulance might be delayed, Magson replied: “No, that’s fine, don’t worry about it.” |