A professional cage fighter stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in a row over her sex life after being released from prison on licence, a court heard.
Andrew Wadsworth, 37, allegedly killed beautician Melissa Belshaw, 32, in a "prolonged, remorseless and deliberate" knife attack in her home after confronting her with claims about sexual relations with others.
Ms Belshaw died from a "series of deliberate stab wounds " which had been inflicted with "severe force " and the victim had made "a futile attempt to defend herself", the court heard.
Prosecutor Tim Storrie said that Wadsworth was "magnetically attracted" to Ms Belshaw and the couple had "a volatile relationship which was dependent on their mutual interest in drink, drugs and sex".
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