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Brit on Trial for Killing Ex After She Changed Relationship Status



The first time a Facebook status motivated a violent crime was disturbing enough, but another jealousy-fueled murder due to relationships and social networking is beyond shocking. As as it the case with millions moving on from romantic trysts, on March 2 this past year, Hayley Jones changed her status from 'married' to 'single'. Days later, because 'he could not stand to lose her to another man,' her ex-partner Brian Lewis strangled and stabbed Jones with a kitchen knife on March 12, reports BBC News.

Lewis is on trial this week in Cardiff Crown Court for the alleged murder of the 26-year-old mother of four. The prosecution told the jury 'Lewis feared their relationship was on the rocks because of the time she spent online.' While the outcome hasn't been decided, BBC News reports that Lewis dialed 999 and asked police to come to the house before he left and later turned himself in. If this evidence is any indication, Lewis might have to change his 'current location' on to 'behind bars,' for a long time. [From: BBC News]

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