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| Knife in bra killer Katie Jenkins jailed for manslaughter | Knife in bra killer Katie Jenkins jailed for manslaughter |
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| A woman who stabbed a businessman in the neck in his car has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. | A woman who stabbed a businessman in the neck in his car has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. |
| Katie Ann Jenkins, 24, killed Richard Craddock, 51, in May last year, Swansea Crown Court heard. | Katie Ann Jenkins, 24, killed Richard Craddock, 51, in May last year, Swansea Crown Court heard. |
| She plunged a 4 inch (10cm) kitchen knife into his neck in Sterry Road, Gowerton, after he gave her a lift. | She plunged a 4 inch (10cm) kitchen knife into his neck in Sterry Road, Gowerton, after he gave her a lift. |
| Jenkins had been on trial for his murder but later admitted a manslaughter charge which was accepted by the prosecution. | Jenkins had been on trial for his murder but later admitted a manslaughter charge which was accepted by the prosecution. |
| The former call centre worker met Mr Craddock through a friend in May 2013. | The former call centre worker met Mr Craddock through a friend in May 2013. |
| On the night of the stabbing she had been at his flat in Sandfields, Swansea, with a friend when she claimed Mr Craddock told her she was attractive and tried to touch her. | On the night of the stabbing she had been at his flat in Sandfields, Swansea, with a friend when she claimed Mr Craddock told her she was attractive and tried to touch her. |
| Later Mr Craddock offered to take her to get her bank card and buy cigarettes and the court heard she hid a knife in her bra because she feared she would be sexually assaulted. | Later Mr Craddock offered to take her to get her bank card and buy cigarettes and the court heard she hid a knife in her bra because she feared she would be sexually assaulted. |
| 'Gentle giant' | 'Gentle giant' |
| The jury in her murder trial heard she told a friend she stabbed Mr Craddock after he threatened to rape her. | The jury in her murder trial heard she told a friend she stabbed Mr Craddock after he threatened to rape her. |
| CCTV footage shown to the jury showed Mr Craddock's Ford Fusion pull over with its hazard lights flashing on Sterry Road before Jenkins got out. | CCTV footage shown to the jury showed Mr Craddock's Ford Fusion pull over with its hazard lights flashing on Sterry Road before Jenkins got out. |
| Mr Craddock stumbled out and collapsed. He was found by a passer-by in a pool of blood and died later at Morriston Hospital. | Mr Craddock stumbled out and collapsed. He was found by a passer-by in a pool of blood and died later at Morriston Hospital. |
| Elwen Evans QC, defending, said Jenkins pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis she had not meant to kill Mr Craddock or cause him serious harm. | Elwen Evans QC, defending, said Jenkins pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis she had not meant to kill Mr Craddock or cause him serious harm. |
| Jenkins sobbed in the dock as Judge Keith Thomas made his sentencing remarks at the hearing on Thursday. | Jenkins sobbed in the dock as Judge Keith Thomas made his sentencing remarks at the hearing on Thursday. |
| Father-of-three Mr Craddock was described by his family as a gentle giant whose good nature was repeatedly taken advantage of. | |
| A victim impact statement read to the court from his mother Agnes Howells said: "He would go out of his way to help others. It was while helping that girl that his life was taken from him. | |
| "I go to his grave as often as I can to be with my boy. As a mother I cannot begin to accept I'll never see my boy again." | "I go to his grave as often as I can to be with my boy. As a mother I cannot begin to accept I'll never see my boy again." |