Jealous man jailed, guilty of killing ex-lover who had new boyfriend

An IT technician who flew 4000 miles to kill his ex-lover in a jealous rage has been jailed for at least 22 years.

Twenty-five year old Paul Bristol, a technician with the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Administration, saw his ex-lover on social networking site FaceBook and realised that she was in a new relationship with Besim Haxhia.

Bristol made the 4000 mile journey from Trinidad to east London where he stabbed his twenty-seven year old ex-girlfriend Camille Mathurasingh 20 times before driving off in her car and crashing it. Ms Mathurasingh died of her injuries.

Rejecting the charge of murder, Bristol said he had been provoked into committing manslaughter.

Presiding Judge Timothy Pontius, said of Bristol that he had been "eaten up by jealousy". Speaking of the murder the judge said, "You attacked her with such repeated savagery and horrifying ferocity that it was your intention to kill her."

Paul Bristol and Camille Mathurasingh had been in a relationship for three years. Ms Mathurasingh had previously worked in Trinidad and returned to the UK in 2008. The couple continued their relationship after her return.

Bristol flew to the UK after seeing pictures of Ms Mathurasingh with Besim Haxhia on FaceBook. He had been previously unaware of her new relationship.

Speaking of Ms Mathurasingh Judge Pontius said she was someone "who would not want in any way to hurt his feelings and was very concerned to let him down gently".

The victims mother Indra said that justice had been served for her daughter. She said, "She was snatched from us and we are empty without her. However, we can now try to heal our lives."