An electrician who killed his partner by stabbing her 22 times has denied murder.
Clifton George, 45, blamed the killing on a loss of control and denied claims he often lost his temper during a ten-year relationship with charity worker Annabel Rook, 46.
George killed Ms Rook at their home in north London, before starting a fire which triggered a gas canister blast.
He admits manslaughter and arson on June 16 last year, but denies murder. He told Snaresbrook Crown Court that immediately after stabbing Ms Rook ‘I kneeled down in front of Annabel’s body and I just started to cry, I couldn’t
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