A burglar was "targeting a stash of drugs" when he was stabbed to death by the owner of the house.
Karl Townsend claimed he was acting in self defence when he knifed Jordan Brophy after he broke into his Halewood home. But a judge has described his defence as "frankly absurd" and that the violence was a result of the drug activity.
Townsend, 32, stabbed his former classmate, Jordan Brophy, 31, in his head, face, and arms after he broke into his home while he was at his mums house. Townsend became aware of the burglary after his Ring doorbell sent a notification to his phone, and he and his 23-year-old half-brother Jamie Cunningham "hurriedly made their way to the scene" armed with knives.
