A MAN who taunted his girlfriend after he stabbed her to death while she was on the phone to police has been jailed for life.
Kevin O'Regan, 37 of Birdbrook Road, South London, will serve a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering 44-year-old Donna Williamson.
Around 11.20pm on Friday, August 12, Donna dialled 999 from her flat in Somertrees Avenue, SE12.
Donna Williamson was stabbed to death by O'Regan at her south London flat (Picture: Met Police)She was inside the property with O'Regan, her boyfriend since around 2010.
She told the call operator that O'Regan was beating her and he was reaching for a knife.
The operator then heard screaming and O'Regan threatening the victim, saying "You're dying… you're dying mate", and that she deserved it.
He then stabbed her while she remained on the line.
Police immediately attended and found Donna's body in the communal hallway to the flats.
O'Regan told officers he had killed Donna with a kitchen knife.
The weapon was recovered from a sink.
A post-mortem examination revealed Donna had been stabbed twice, the knife piercing her heart and lungs.
Neighbours heard sounds of a disturbance shortly before Donna was murdered, with O'Regan accusing her of seeing other men at the flat.
The court at the Old Bailey heard the pair had a turbulent relationship.
Detective Inspector John McQuade, from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "In court O'Regan claimed that Donna had reached for a knife and she had been stabbed accidentally as they struggled.
"The jury chose to believe the prosecution's account that, fuelled by alcohol and jealousy, O'Regan attacked Donna that night.
"I am pleased at O'Regan's conviction and sentence for the sake of Donna's grieving family."
