A 30-year-old man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his ex girlfriend's new boyfriend.
Alex Freiberg of Bridgewater House, Clonmel, had denied murdering 45-year-old Kieran Cambridge at Carrigeen Close in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, on 16 September 2007.
After over six hours of deliberation, the jury found him guilty by a majority of 10 to two.
The trial heard Alex Freiberg was upset because his ex girlfriend, Catherine Shanahan, had a new boyfriend. He had been in a relationship with Ms Shanahan and was close to her son.
On the day of the killing they had argued over the boy's welfare and he was critical of drinking parties which had taken place in the house.
Later he sent text messages to her saying her home 'would turn into a war zone' and 'it's going to be a night in hell for you and him'.
Ms Shanahan told the court that Freiberg entered her house through the back door in the early hours of the morning and stabbed Kieran Cambridge who was in bed at the time.
Freiberg had denied the murder, his lawyers said there was no forensic evidence to link him to the scene and accused the main witness of lying.
But the jury found him guilty and Justice Judge Patrick McCarthy passed a mandatory life sentence.
