A BT worker and respected former school governor who knifed his wife to death at her home has been convicted of murder.

Judge Rhys Rowlands adjourned the case until May 21 for sentencing.

Paul Jordan, 54, of Ffordd Siabod, Felinheli, Gwynedd, had denied murdering Betty Jordan, 53, a care worker, at Bangor last July.

There were cries of “yes” in the public gallery at Caernarfon crown court but also some weeping when the jury foreman announced the verdict.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict after more than eight-and-a-half hours of deliberation.

The judge told the killer: "You will be sentenced to imprisonment for life. In order to determine the minimum period before you can apply for release on licence I do need further information."

Jordan had believed his estranged wife was having an affair although there was no evidence to support this. A psychiatrist said he had a severe mental illness.

In the week leading up to the murder, the defendant had called “Quickie Divorce.”

But he instead stabbed his wife in the heart.

The defence claimed it was a case of manslaughter.