A killer who stabbed a 'much-loved' dad to death in front of his partner has been cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter.
Tony Nichol, 36, had just left his friend's flat with his girlfriend when he was knifed by Andrew Somerville, 42, who lived in the flat block.
Somerville stabbed Mr Nichol in the chest and side, causing a "catastrophic" injury from which he died, Chronicle Live reports.Somerville had claimed that he was acting in self-defence.
A jury at Newcastle Crown Court found him not guilty of murder but guilty to manslaughter. He will be sentenced on a date to be fixed.
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