A MURDERER who stabbed a 20-year-old father to death in front of his son will be sentenced this week.

Maurice Jones attacked Tsvetomir Genov outside the SPAR in Gainsborough Close, Bemerton Heath, on August 22 last year.

Jones confronted Mr Genov as he was walking his young son back to his mother's flat which belonged to Sinead Hughes, whom Jones was in a relationship with at the time.

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A short-lived argument broke out on the corner of Gainsborough Close before Jones reached for a large kitchen knife which he had concealed under his trousers.

Jones proceeded to stab Mr Genov at least ten times, according to Home Office pathologist Dr Deborah Cook, with the fatal blow puncturing his heart.

Maurice Jones murdered Tsvetomir Genov in Bemerton Heath on August 22, 2023.Maurice Jones murdered Tsvetomir Genov in Bemerton Heath on August 22, 2023. (Image: Wiltshire Police)

A jury took just an hour and 20 minutes to reach a guilty verdict on June 14, following a two-week long trial in Winchester Crown Court.

 Jones will appear at Salisbury Crown Court on Thursday, July 18, to be sentenced for murder.

Senior investigating officer detective chief inspector Phil Walker said: "[Jones] purposely armed himself with a knife and left the address he was in to confront the victim before launching into a violent, unprovoked attack, ignoring efforts to stop him."

"The defendant has not shown any true remorse for his actions."