Woman, 28, who stabbed her boyfriend to death with a steak knife during drunken row is jailed for life
- BREAKING: Emma-Jayne Magson, 28, killed 26-year-old James Knight in 2016
- She denied murder at first trial, claiming it was self defence, but was convicted
- She has been jailed for life at Birmingham Crown Court with a 17 year minimum
A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her partner with a steak knife.
Emma-Jayne Magson, 28, of Sylvan Street, Leicester, killed 26-year-old James Knight in March 2016 following a drunken row.
She denied murdering Mr Knight at her first trial, claiming it was self defence, but was convicted later that year and sentenced to life with a minimum term of 17 years.
It comes after a retrial ordered by the Court of Appeal.
Emma-Jayne Magson has been jailed for life at Birmingham Crown Court (pictured during first trial in 2016)
A court heard how she plunged the blade into the heart of her partner in a drunken row following a night out in Leicester before waiting 45 minutes to dial 999.
She claimed Mr Knight had collapsed and when a call operator warned her the ambulance might be delayed, she calmly replied: ‘No, that’s fine, don’t worry about it.’
She also lied to call handlers about his injuries, saying ‘I just think he’s too smashed’, after claiming he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The binman was pronounced dead from a single stab wound after being attacked with the 11.5cm (4.5ins) long blade in the early hours of March 27, 2016.
More follows on this breaking news story.