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| Ex-partner killed over 'new love' | Ex-partner killed over 'new love' |
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| A man stabbed his ex-partner to death and then killed himself because she had met another man, an inquest has heard. | A man stabbed his ex-partner to death and then killed himself because she had met another man, an inquest has heard. |
| Michael Evans attacked Tracey Jones, 40, at her uncle's home in December 2005, the court in Flint heard. | Michael Evans attacked Tracey Jones, 40, at her uncle's home in December 2005, the court in Flint heard. |
| After finding out she was planning a new life with another man, he came round with a knife attacking her and her uncle in front of one of her sons. | After finding out she was planning a new life with another man, he came round with a knife attacking her and her uncle in front of one of her sons. |
| Coroner John Hughes recorded verdicts of unlawful killing on Ms Jones and suicide on Michael Evans. | Coroner John Hughes recorded verdicts of unlawful killing on Ms Jones and suicide on Michael Evans. |
| The inquest heard that Ms Jones' uncle, Barry Jones, required life-saving surgery after being stabbed and that Ms Jones' son, Andrew, then 22, had managed to escape uninjured. | |
| Forensic officers examining Barry Evans' house in Wrexham | Forensic officers examining Barry Evans' house in Wrexham |
| Michael Evans was found hanging in his garage at his home in Llay later the same morning. | Michael Evans was found hanging in his garage at his home in Llay later the same morning. |
| The inquest on Tuesday heard the couple, who had two sons, had had a violent relationship. | The inquest on Tuesday heard the couple, who had two sons, had had a violent relationship. |
| Evans was a jealous and controlling person who had a number of affairs, the hearing was told, and he frequently assaulted Ms Jones. | Evans was a jealous and controlling person who had a number of affairs, the hearing was told, and he frequently assaulted Ms Jones. |
| Andrew Evans and his younger brother, Nathan, had told how their mother had suffered years of domestic abuse by their father. | Andrew Evans and his younger brother, Nathan, had told how their mother had suffered years of domestic abuse by their father. |
| Ms Jones had left Evans 18 months earlier and moved in with her uncle and aunt in Wrexham. | Ms Jones had left Evans 18 months earlier and moved in with her uncle and aunt in Wrexham. |
| If she was seeing another man he swore he would put her in her grave even though he had several affairs and was seeing two women Coroner John Hughes | If she was seeing another man he swore he would put her in her grave even though he had several affairs and was seeing two women Coroner John Hughes |
| Sometime after, when he discovered she was planning a new life with another man, Evans armed himself with a knife and turned up at the house, the coroner was told. | |
| The hearing was told that in the fatal scuffle at Barry Jones' home, Michael Evans had shouted that there was a "rope waiting" at his house. | |
| Offering his condolences to the family, North East Wales Coroner John Hughes said: "The attitude of Mr Evans towards his former partner was hypocritical. | Offering his condolences to the family, North East Wales Coroner John Hughes said: "The attitude of Mr Evans towards his former partner was hypocritical. |
| "If she was seeing another man he swore he would put her in her grave even though he had several affairs and was seeing two women. | "If she was seeing another man he swore he would put her in her grave even though he had several affairs and was seeing two women. |
| "When he realised she was obtaining happiness at last with another man it was too much for him to contemplate. | "When he realised she was obtaining happiness at last with another man it was too much for him to contemplate. |
| "The evidence I've heard shows without a shadow of a doubt he determined what he was going to do on that morning and, if he would have been able to, he would have killed all three at the house." | "The evidence I've heard shows without a shadow of a doubt he determined what he was going to do on that morning and, if he would have been able to, he would have killed all three at the house." |
| Ms Jones was killed the day before her 41st birthday. | Ms Jones was killed the day before her 41st birthday. |