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| A Cleveland man has been jailed for life for the murder of his ex-wife as she prepared for a divorce party. | |
| Brian Jones, 63, used a kitchen knife to stab mother-of-two Katrina Jones 12 times at her home in Marske, Teesside, in November. | Brian Jones, 63, used a kitchen knife to stab mother-of-two Katrina Jones 12 times at her home in Marske, Teesside, in November. |
| Jones admitted to the stabbing but denied murder, claiming he was provoked by the fact she was holding the party. | Jones admitted to the stabbing but denied murder, claiming he was provoked by the fact she was holding the party. |
| He was convicted of her murder by a jury at Teesside Crown Court. He will serve a minimum of ten years. | |
| The jury took eight hours to convict Jones of murder, by a unanimous verdict. | The jury took eight hours to convict Jones of murder, by a unanimous verdict. |
| He was arrested on 27 November after he called 999, telling an operator: "I have stabbed my wife, please come quickly. Will you please come and save her?" | He was arrested on 27 November after he called 999, telling an operator: "I have stabbed my wife, please come quickly. Will you please come and save her?" |
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| Police and paramedics found Mrs Jones's body on the living room floor of the house in Church Close, Marske, East Cleveland. | Police and paramedics found Mrs Jones's body on the living room floor of the house in Church Close, Marske, East Cleveland. |
| She had a divorce party banner draped across her. | |
| The court heard during a two-week trial that a month before the killing, the couple's 10-year marriage was legally dissolved. | The court heard during a two-week trial that a month before the killing, the couple's 10-year marriage was legally dissolved. |
| Seven months earlier Mrs Jones filed for divorce, citing her husband's "unreasonable behaviour" as the reason for the petition. | |
| Franz Muller QC, prosecuting, said Jones had wanted to patch up the marriage. | Franz Muller QC, prosecuting, said Jones had wanted to patch up the marriage. |
| It later emerged that Mrs Jones had been having an affair with a friend from her past for more than a year. | It later emerged that Mrs Jones had been having an affair with a friend from her past for more than a year. |
| Mr Muller said she had told her new lover her husband had warned that "if he couldn't have her, no other man could". | Mr Muller said she had told her new lover her husband had warned that "if he couldn't have her, no other man could". |