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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Martial arts enthusiast guilty of fatally stabbing partner in north London

Nicole Hurley
Nicole Hurley was murdered by Jason Bell at the home they shared in Primrose Hill, north-west London in October 2021. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA

A martial arts enthusiast has been found guilty of stabbing his partner to death at their home and then holding a friend captive and driving through a police cordon.

Jason Bell, 42, attacked Nicole Hurley, 37, with at least two knives at their home in Primrose Hill, north-west London in October 2021. Afterwards, Bell turned up at the house of a friend with a large army-style knife and accused him of sleeping with Hurley.

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