UK court sentences Adedapo Adegbola to life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend
A Nigerian based in the United Kingdom, Adedapo Adegbola, has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Irons.
Judge Nirmal Shant KC at the Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday sentenced Mr Adegbola to life in prison with a minimum of 25 years.
“You had been in a brief relationship with Stephanie Irons after you met as work colleagues,” the judge said. “Your controlling behavior led her to end the relationship. What is plain is that you were not prepared to accept that.”
On October 21, Mr Adegbola, 40, fatally stabbed his former girlfriend, Ms Irons, 23, in the neck, at her home in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire.
Mr Adegbola, 40, pleaded guilty on January 26 to killing Ms Irons.
Investigations showed that Mr Adegbola purchased two knives and travelled by taxi to Ms Irons’s home in Westdale Lane West, after work the day she was fatally stabbed.
According to Nottingham Police, investigation later revealed that she died after sustaining a knife wound to her neck. Defensive wounds were also found on her arms
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