Family Law

Divorce Party Turns Fatal

By ckramer

Divorce parties have become more and more popular in the past decade. The idea behind these parties is that recent divorcees invite their family and friends to celebrate their dissolved marriage and newly found freedom.

But unfortunately for one British woman, her divorce party ended with a fatal twist.

BBC news reported that Katrina Jones was stabbed repeatedly by her ex-husband after he saw her prepare her home for a divorce party.

Brian and Katrina Jones were married for 10 years before their marriage began to deteriorate. Katrina allegedly had an affair with an old friend. After that, she called it quits and filed for divorce.

Shortly after the divorce was filed, Brian Jones moved out of their home. He rented an apartment a couple streets over. But he later decided to stay with his neighbor that lived next door his ex-wife?s house.

Their divorce was final in September. Brian Jones, aware of Katrina?s plans to throw the bash, asked his ex-wife not to throw the party.

But several weeks later Katrina continued on with her original plans.

Brian Jones saw as his ex-wife post ?Congratulations? signs outside the house. He said he lost it when he saw a game called ?pin the tail on the X? with his picture on it.

Local British papers reported that Jones drank a large amount of beer and whiskey before walking over to his ex-wife?s home. He allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his ex 12 times in her chest and arm.

After the incident, Jones called the police explaining that he stabbed his wife and that he loved her ?to bits.?

He pleaded not guilty to the courts because he claimed the divorce party provoked his actions. In his police statement he explained that he just ?snapped? and temporarily lost of control.

Prosecuting attorney Franz Muller said that Katrina confided in her new boyfriend that her ex-husband threatened her before she died. She claimed her ex-husband said, ?If he could not have her, then no other man would.?

The trial was expected to last a couple of weeks but no verdict has been decided at this point.

Full post as published by The Divorce Blog on April 19, 2010 (boomark / email).