Jealous Scot jailed for nine years for killing man he believed had sex with his girlfriend
dailyrecord.co.ukPerth flat.Smullen, 23, claimed the fatal injury was inflicted when Barry pulled a knife on him and they both ”tripped and fell” during a struggle over the weapon.But a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh rejected his defence of self-defence and returned a majority verdict of culpable homicide.Sentencing Smullen on Friday, judge Lady Carmichael said the killer had been “disinhibited by alcohol and the effects of sexual jealously”.The judge added that no sentence imposed could “repair or lessen the harm done to the family of Barry Dixon”.Lady Carmichael sentenced Smullen to nine years and three months imprisonment.Barry was wearing just boxer shorts when he was knifed in the chest after going back to the flat with Smullen’s “on/off” partner.
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