Martial arts enthusiast guilty of fatally stabbing partner in north London

After Jason Bell, 42, attacked Nicole Hurley, 37, in front of children he captured a friend and took his van

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.