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| Peter Lewis murder: William Jones guilty of stabbing | Peter Lewis murder: William Jones guilty of stabbing |
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| A drug addict has been found guilty of murdering a disabled pensioner on the elder man's doorstep. | |
| Peter Lewis, 68, a vulnerable man with learning difficulties, was stabbed in the stomach by William Jones, 32, in Roath, Cardiff, on 28 April last year. | |
| An "enraged" Jones, carrying a knife, knocked on doors looking for his former girlfriend and her partner. | |
| A jury at Cardiff Crown Court took under three hours to find Jones guilty and he will be sentenced on Monday. | |
| Mr Lewis, who had one eye and had great difficulty moving without the aid of a carer and his walking stick, was confronted by Jones in Claude Road at 02:30 BST on 28 April 2012. | Mr Lewis, who had one eye and had great difficulty moving without the aid of a carer and his walking stick, was confronted by Jones in Claude Road at 02:30 BST on 28 April 2012. |
| Jones, of Cardiff, fatally stabbed Mr Lewis in the stomach. | Jones, of Cardiff, fatally stabbed Mr Lewis in the stomach. |
| A tape recording of an emergency call Mr Lewis made in his dying moments was played to the jury. | A tape recording of an emergency call Mr Lewis made in his dying moments was played to the jury. |
| "I have been stabbed and I can't get up, somebody attacked me," Mr Lewis was heard saying. | "I have been stabbed and I can't get up, somebody attacked me," Mr Lewis was heard saying. |
| "I am on my own, I am on the floor. He knocked me over. A boy hurt me, I need bandaging up. I am bleeding terribly, can you hurry up." | "I am on my own, I am on the floor. He knocked me over. A boy hurt me, I need bandaging up. I am bleeding terribly, can you hurry up." |
| Jones told Mr Lewis he was looking for his "on-off" girlfriend Katie West, suspecting she was with a new partner, Dean Tilmouth. | Jones told Mr Lewis he was looking for his "on-off" girlfriend Katie West, suspecting she was with a new partner, Dean Tilmouth. |
| After stabbing Mr Lewis, Jones ran off and threw the knife away into a scrap metal van. | After stabbing Mr Lewis, Jones ran off and threw the knife away into a scrap metal van. |
| South Wales Police arrived to find Mr Lewis slumped in his hallway. He had suffered a single stab wound to the stomach but he was still conscious and was able to give police brief details. | South Wales Police arrived to find Mr Lewis slumped in his hallway. He had suffered a single stab wound to the stomach but he was still conscious and was able to give police brief details. |
| Mr Lewis died later that morning at the University Hospital of Wales. | Mr Lewis died later that morning at the University Hospital of Wales. |
| Jones had knocked on several doors that night in Roath as he searched for Miss West and Mr Tilmouth. | Jones had knocked on several doors that night in Roath as he searched for Miss West and Mr Tilmouth. |
| Mr Lewis lived a busy social life, volunteered at charity shops, was a committed Christian and was described in court as a "champion of people with learning difficulties". | Mr Lewis lived a busy social life, volunteered at charity shops, was a committed Christian and was described in court as a "champion of people with learning difficulties". |
| Jones had denied murdering Mr Lewis and told the jury during his trial: "I rang the door bell - it might have been just one long continuous ring or more. | |
| "The door opened and Peter came out shouting with a knife and said he was sick of people like me. | |
| "A lot of what he was saying was about druggy people and being sick of people like me." | |
| Jones said disabled Mr Lewis waved a kitchen knife at him and took a step towards him. | |
| He said: "I thought, 'what have I done to this guy?' He wasn't lunging at me but he took a step. | |
| "I grabbed the knife in his hand and thrust him into the door and he went down. | |
| "I wasn't aware the knife had gone into his stomach." | |
| The judge, Justice Griffith Williams, told Jones he would be passing a life sentence but needed to consider setting a minimum term. |