Christopher Shone, aged 55, has been found guilty and sentenced for the murder of his partner, Mary Craig, at their residence in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire.
The fatal incident took place on 26 May after an argument about old home videos showing her late husband.
During the proceedings at Glasgow’s High Court, the jury dismissed Shone’s assertion that Ms Craig died while trying to prevent him from harming himself.
The presiding judge, Johanna Johnston, described the act as a 'brutal act' and sentenced Shone to a minimum of 16 years in prison.
Evidence during the trial revealed Shone had been in a volatile relationship with Ms Craig for eight years.
On the day of the murder, following a disagreement triggered by a video of her ex-husband, Shone attacked Ms Craig, and later that evening, he stabbed her in the chest with a kitchen knife, causing her death from a single fatal wound to the heart.
Although Shone claimed it was an accident, the jury convicted him of murder, resulting in a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years before parole eligibility.
His family expressed their devastation, while members of Ms Craig’s family called Shone a 'murderer' as he was taken away to begin his sentence.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
Christopher Shone, aged 55, has been found guilty and sentenced for the murder of his partner, Mary Craig, at their residence in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. The fatal incident took place on 26 May after an argument about old home videos s...
Prison sentence
16 years
The presiding judge, Johanna Johnston, described the act as a 'brutal act' and sentenced Shone to a minimum of 16 years in prison
Life or indeterminate sentence
16 years
Although Shone claimed it was an accident, the jury convicted him of murder, resulting in a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years before parole eligibility
