Man jailed for a minimum of 20 years for King's Lynn murder

A man who admitted killing his former partner in King’s Lynn has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

30-year-old Gediminas Jasinskas, of Tennyson Avenue in King’s Lynn, appeared at Norwich Crown Court this morning after pleading guilty to murder at a previous hearing in December.

It's after officers were called to an address in Fenland Road around 10.15pm on 21 September 2018 following reports 26-year-old Cristina Magda-Calancea had been stabbed multiple times outside her home as she returned from work.

She was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, however died.

The court heard how Jasinskas fled from the scene after the attack; however made himself known to paramedics near to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he stated he "had a moment of passion and lost control and stabbed her.” The police were called and he was arrested.

He was taken to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre where he further admitted the stabbing during questioning.