A JEALOUS man who knifed his ex-wife's lover five times after luring him to his home is a convicted killer, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Neil May was found guilty in 1990 of fatally stabbing 19-year-old Jason Green in a fight at a Southampton multi-storey car park. He was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for seven years.

Winchester Crown Court heard how the victim died in hospital several hours after the attack, despite efforts to save him.

May walked off after inflicting the injuries with a penknife and claimed he did not know Mr Green had died until the following morning when he heard the news on the radio.

At his trial, he claimed he had been acting in defence, but Mr Justice Ognell said he had been drunk.

May, 41, of Vicarage Gardens, Hordle, now faces a potential life sentence because of his record.

However, jurors at Southampton Crown Court this week did not know of May's unsavoury past, which also includes 15 convictions for 44 offences, mainly for theft, handling and burglary.

They heard how May invited IT consultant Mark Ketchen to his home last August for a showdown over his former wife, Jeanette.

As soon as Mr Ketchen arrived, May stabbed him in the abdomen and hands with a kitchen knife.

Prosecutor Charles Thomas alleged May had been "overwrought" by the relationship between Mr Ketchen and his former wife. Before the attack, May dipped the knife in oil to make it seem as if he had been interrupted while cooking.

May admitted he had stabbed Mr Ketchen - but only to protect his two children. However, he could give no evidence to substantiate those claims.

Jurors convicted May of making a threat to kill and wounding with intent.

May had previously admitted the lesser charge of wounding and three charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Judge Derwin Hope remanded May in custody for probation and psychiatric reports.