A jealous murderer has been found guilty of stabbing his student boyfriend to death after seeing sex chats with other men on his phone.
Aaron Ray had enjoyed a night out with victim, Northumbria University student Jason Brockbanks, in the hours before the fatal attack and there was no sign of trouble until they were on their way back to Jason's flat at Mansion Tyne, on Howard Street, on the outskirts of Newcastle city centre.
Footage outside the student accommodation shows Ray kick Jason, 24, in the leg as he sits on a low wall before the pair enter the building. Once inside, Ray took Jason's phone into the bathroom and recorded himself scrolling through messages between Jason and other men on the dating app Grindr. Moments later, he stabbed Jason before callously leaving him to die and he wasn't found for three days.