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| Paul Mapps jailed for life for Ian Davies' Trinant murder | Paul Mapps jailed for life for Ian Davies' Trinant murder |
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| A man who stabbed a friend to death after a failed romance with his sister has been jailed for life for his murder. | A man who stabbed a friend to death after a failed romance with his sister has been jailed for life for his murder. |
| Paul Mapps, 26, of Trinant, Caerphilly, stabbed Ian Davies, 27, with a kitchen knife at a house party in January. | |
| The court heard the men had been good friends but their relationship became "somewhat volatile" when Mr Davies starting dating Mapps' sister Dawn, 30. | The court heard the men had been good friends but their relationship became "somewhat volatile" when Mr Davies starting dating Mapps' sister Dawn, 30. |
| Mapps was found guilty by a majority verdict at Cardiff Crown Court. | Mapps was found guilty by a majority verdict at Cardiff Crown Court. |
| He attacked Mr Davies with a kitchen knife after he turned up at his sister's birthday party. | He attacked Mr Davies with a kitchen knife after he turned up at his sister's birthday party. |
| Mapps denied murder and said he stabbed his friend in self defence after he came at him with a vodka bottle. | Mapps denied murder and said he stabbed his friend in self defence after he came at him with a vodka bottle. |
| But a jury found him guilty after a two-week trial. | But a jury found him guilty after a two-week trial. |
| Judge Neil Bidder QC jailed him for life and told him he must serve a minimum of 20 years in prison. | Judge Neil Bidder QC jailed him for life and told him he must serve a minimum of 20 years in prison. |
| He said: "I am sure that I can reject any suggestion you were acting in self defence when you stabbed him. | He said: "I am sure that I can reject any suggestion you were acting in self defence when you stabbed him. |
| "You plainly have difficulty in controlling your anger, despite undertaking a previous anger management course. | "You plainly have difficulty in controlling your anger, despite undertaking a previous anger management course. |
| "There is only one sentence I can impose and that is life imprisonment. You will serve a minimum of 20 years in jail and will only be released if you are deemed no longer a danger to the public. | "There is only one sentence I can impose and that is life imprisonment. You will serve a minimum of 20 years in jail and will only be released if you are deemed no longer a danger to the public. |
| "You may never be released." | "You may never be released." |