A woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the chest with a steak knife has been jailed for life for his murder. Emma-Jayne Magson, 23, of Sylvan Road, Leicester, killed James Knight, 26, in the early hours of 27 March following a 'drunken row'.
Magson, who was found guilty after a three-week trial, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court and ordered to serve a minimum of 17 years. Judge Nicholas Dean QC said her behaviour was 'inexplicable'.
The court listened to a recording of a 999 call Magson made some time after she attacked Mr Knight, saying he had collapsed but failing to mention he had been stabbed. When told an ambulance might be delayed, Magson said: 'No, that's fine, don't worry about it.'
The family of murdered James Knight said his two daughters question why 'daddy was stolen'. A statement was read to the court on behalf of his children, four-year-old Ruby and Evie, six and their mother Becki Waite. 'The initial shock of being woken at 4am to be told the father of your children had died made me feel numb and utterly broken,' it read.
She later claimed she had stabbed Mr Knight in self-defence but refused to give evidence during the trial. The judge said: 'You did nothing to help James Knight. Your behaviour is inexplicable. You knew you had used the knife, the knife you disposed of. You carried the bloodied T-shirt into the house and there it was on the floor, close to where James remained prone, struggling by now to breathe.'
