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Esther Halligan & Charlie Jones

Man who stabbed ex 31 times in front of son before she ESCAPED is jailed for 24 years

A man has been locked up for 24 years after trying to murder his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her 31 times in just two minutes infront of their seven-year-old son.

Chris Blakemore, 33, had gone round uninvited to his ex-girlfriend's house on October 13, 2019, and flew into an angry rage after discovering a condom wrapper in her bathroom bin.

In his fury the 6ft 6ins Middlesbrough man picked up a chopping knife and launched a frenzied attack.

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