UK's First Gay 'Domestic' Murder

n the northern UK metropolis of Manchester yesterday,   a man who stabbed his lover  to death during a argument over a heating bill was sentenced to life in prison.
Michael Edwards from  Manchester's Chorlton-on-Medlock area, is in his early 30's and will serve at least 13 years before being eligible for parole, the  Crown Court Judge Anthony Gee said,  in which has become Britain's first domestic violence murder within a gay same-sex marriage.

Mr Edwards had admitted in court to stabbing his  John Edwards who was 35, right  in the heart after a row over turning the heating on and how much its cost.    Media reports from the trial  say  Michael Edwards stood crying and shaking as Gee told him: 'You went through a civil ceremony together and in the main you lived happily together thereafter. I am prepared to accept that you now bitterly regret your actions and the loss you have caused."

The couple,  worked together at a city pub in Manchester and had been drinking the night of the murder.   They later began arguing over the heating bill,   when Michael Edwards took hold of  a knife and John Edwards ran.  Michael Edwards then chased him, stabbing him in the left side of the chest.    The prosecution lawyer said "blood all over his hands," Michael Edwards called an ambulance, claiming his partner had stabbed himself, Nicholls said. John Edwards died next day"
Michael Edwards later admitted he intended to cause John Edwards serious harm, but denied intending to kill him.

Jason Shaw
GayAgenda.com's UK Correspondent.

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