Killer who murdered flatmate jailed for life
Eugeniu Neamtu has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his flatmate in London, a crime committed just years after he served time for a similar killing in Romania. The judge noted the trivial nature of the dispute that led to the stabbing.
Why it matters
The case raises questions about international criminal records sharing and the management of high-risk offenders across borders.
Image source, Metropolitan Police Image caption, Eugeniu Neamtu fatally stabbed another housemate over 20 years ago
A man has been jailed for life for murdering his flatmate in the UK just three years after completing a prison sentence in Romania for a "strikingly similar" killing.
Construction worker Eugeniu Neamtu, 59, known as Jimmy, was found guilty of fatally stabbing his flatmate Gheorghe Trica, 63, in Walthamstow, east London, on 20 February.
Appearing at the Old Bailey on Friday, Judge Richard Marks KC sentenced Neamtu to life with a minimum term of 27 years.
Neamtu had stabbed his fellow Romanian Trica in the heart in almost identical circumstances to an earlier killing in his home country dating back to 2006, the court heard.
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