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A man killed a woman who was concerned about how he was treating his partner.

Perth man who died after being stabbed through the heart have said they are “devastated” his killer’s mum has escaped jail for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Robbie Smullen (23) was convicted last month of killing 22-year-old Barry Dixon.

Perth flat.Smullen, 23, claimed the fatal injury was inflicted when Barry pulled a knife on him and they both ”tripped and fell” during a struggle over the weapon.But a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh rejected his defence of self-defence and returned a majority verdict of culpable homicide.Sentencing Smullen on Friday, judge Lady Carmichael said the killer had been “disinhibited by alcohol and the effects of sexual jealously”.The judge added that no sentence imposed could “repair or lessen the harm done to the family of Barry Dixon”.Lady Carmichael sentenced Smullen to nine years and three months imprisonment.Barry was wearing just boxer shorts when he was knifed in the chest after going back to the flat with Smullen’s “on/off” partner