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| Wife-killer Ty Medland to serve at least 25 years in prison | Wife-killer Ty Medland to serve at least 25 years in prison |
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| A jilted husband who murdered his wife in a "frenzied" stabbing in a street using knives which were a wedding present has been given a life sentence. | |
| Ty Medland, 26, was described in court as a "petulant, self-centred" man, who had carried out "the most ghastly killing" of his 24-year-old wife. | Ty Medland, 26, was described in court as a "petulant, self-centred" man, who had carried out "the most ghastly killing" of his 24-year-old wife. |
| He was told at Lewes Crown Court that he would serve a minimum of 25 years. | |
| Samantha Medland was knifed to death outside her workplace in Queen Square, Brighton, on 17 February. | |
| Her mother Amelia Shah said Medland had caused "devastation and heartbreak" and the loss of her daughter was immense. | Her mother Amelia Shah said Medland had caused "devastation and heartbreak" and the loss of her daughter was immense. |
| Medland, of Cavell Avenue, Peacehaven, had denied murder, admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but this was rejected by the jury at Lewes Crown Court on Friday. | |
| 'Destroyed everything' | 'Destroyed everything' |
| Jurors were told the couple had married 18 months before Mrs Medland's murder, but had been separated for a month. | Jurors were told the couple had married 18 months before Mrs Medland's murder, but had been separated for a month. |
| She was said in court to have become friendly with another man and to have written on Facebook that her marriage was over. | She was said in court to have become friendly with another man and to have written on Facebook that her marriage was over. |
| But Medland, described by the prosecution as a man incapable of dealing with rejection, decided to kill his wife and then himself. | |
| Later, he said: "She pushed me to the edge and destroyed everything... But I don't want to go to prison and I'm too scared to kill myself." | Later, he said: "She pushed me to the edge and destroyed everything... But I don't want to go to prison and I'm too scared to kill myself." |
| Richard Barton, for the prosecution, said: "He lashed out at her in what was an explosive loss of temper on his part." | Richard Barton, for the prosecution, said: "He lashed out at her in what was an explosive loss of temper on his part." |
| The trial was told Medland armed himself with knives, concealing three of them up his sleeve and a fourth in his belt. | |
| 'Brutal attack' | |
| Mrs Medland, originally from Luton in Bedfordshire, suffered stab wounds to her face, head, neck and torso in the attack. | |
| After stabbing her, Medland used a smaller knife to slash his own wrists and stab himself in the leg. | |
| Judge Anthony Scott-Gall said Medland could not accept his estranged wife's decision that their marriage was over. | |
| He said: "In my judgment, your motive was clear. You intended to kill your wife because a) she had rejected you and b) because you couldn't bear the prospect of her being with another man." | |
| "It's conceded that you launched a frenzied and savage attack... This was a brutal attack that was pre-planned." | |
| Defence counsel Graham Trembath QC said Medland was "indescribably sorry" for his actions and that he was "desperate" for that to be publicly known. | |
| He said: "He knows he will live with what he has done for the rest of his life." |