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A jealous boyfriend who lured a love rival to his death has been jailed for life for his murder.

Jamie Curtis, from Ynysawdre, Bridgend, stabbed Kevin Hier, 50, in the neck after learning girlfriend Lorraine Davies, 34, was going to leave him for Mr Hier.

The defendant sent a text message from his girlfriend's mobile phone to Mr Hier asking his victim to "come and get me" last October.

Mr Hier then went to his lover's flat, only to find Curtis brandishing a kitchen knife.

After grabbing him in a headlock and stabbing Mr Hier in the neck, he then dumped his body inside his victim's mother's house.

After pleading guilty to murder, Curtis was handed a life term of imprisonment with a minimum of 23 years.

Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Simon Davies, of South Wales Police, said the crime had left the close knit community of Ynysadre, Bridgend, stunned.

He said: "No sentence will ever begin to compensate Kevin's family for their sudden and devastating loss.

"By pleading guilty Curtis has accepted responsibility for his actions and he has now received a life sentence meaning he will spend many years behind bars for what he has done.

"The thoughts of everyone associated with this investigation are with Kevin's family, the witnesses to this terrible crime and the community of Ynysawdre which was left stunned by what was a shocking but rare incident."

In a victim impact statement, Mr Hier's mother Eilwen Trott, 77, described her son - who was also her carer - as a gentle giant who was loving and caring.

She also spoke of the deep distress after watching her son die.

She said: "The day he was killed was the darkest day of my life and I cannot believe it was the last day I would see him.

"Kevin came to my house everyday to see me and check I was OK. Now I have a constant feeling of helplessness."

The court also heard Curtis was obsessed with knives and weapons and had previous convictions for carrying knives in public.

He was on bail at the time of the murder after being sentenced to three months in prison for possessing a firearm without a licence.