Rock star jailed for killing actress girlfriend

French rock star Bertrand Cantat was today found guilty of beating his movie-star girlfriend to death and sentenced to eight years in prison.

The 40-year-old lead singer of one of France’s most popular bands, Noir Desir (Black Desire), was charged with manslaughter for killing 41-year-old French actress Marie Trintignant in a hotel room in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius last July.