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A 42-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his stepson by stabbing him 18 times as he slept in his bed.A 42-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his stepson by stabbing him 18 times as he slept in his bed.
Carl Wayne Bowen, from Llanelli, had admitted killing promising jockey Jamie Yeates, 15, but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.Carl Wayne Bowen, from Llanelli, had admitted killing promising jockey Jamie Yeates, 15, but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
A jury at Swansea Crown Court found him guilty following a three week trial.A jury at Swansea Crown Court found him guilty following a three week trial.
The jury are still considering two charges of the attempted murder of Jamie's sister Kimberley and their mother Maria.The jury are still considering two charges of the attempted murder of Jamie's sister Kimberley and their mother Maria.
During the trial, the jury heard Bowen was a "possessive, controlling and manipulative man" who refused to feed Jamie and encouraged his other children to assault him.
He would go for months without even talking to him, the court heard.
The jury was told Bowen had banned his wife, a care home worker, from speaking to her own parents.
Assault
He continually suspected her of having affairs and she was not allowed to leave their house without his permission.
He timed her visits to the supermarket, checked her mobile telephone and examined the mileage on the family car.
Jamie and his sister Kimberley, now 19, had both been banned from having any contact with their father's family.
But when Jamie's grandfather developed cancer the two got back in touch and Jamie began visiting.
The jury was told how Mr Bowen spent 7 January drinking gin and orange.
In the early hours of the following morning, he suddenly went to Jamie's bedroom with a kitchen knife.
Prosecutor Elwen Evans QC said what followed was a "brutal and vicious assault" on a sleeping, defenceless 15-year-old boy, who bled to death.
The blows severed his spine and several ribs.
Ms Evans said Kimberley and her mother heard Jamie shout one word, "Mam", and left their bedroom.
The jury was told that on the tiny landing outside, Mr Bowen then stabbed Kimberley twice to an arm and tried to butt and stab his wife, but she escaped. Two charges of attempted murder are still being considered.
The defence case was Bowen was suffering from delusions that his children were not his and his wife was being unfaithful.
Peter Rouch QC urged the jury to acquit Bowen on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
But psychiatrist Dr Philip Joseph told the court it was more likely Bowen lost control, and did not become psychotic.