Spurned lover jailed for stabbing couple to death in care home after looking for 'Breaking Bad' poison

A spurned lover has been jailed for 19 years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her 86-year-old fiance to death after trawling the internet for Breaking Bad poison, a court heard.

Spurned lover jailed for stabbing couple to death in care home after looking for 'Breaking Bad' poison

A spurned lover has been jailed for 19 years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her 86-year-old fiance to death after trawling the internet for Breaking Bad poison, a court heard.

Paul Mallin, 51, armed himself with a meat cleaver and 10in (25cm) carving knife before attacking great grandfather John Down and Karen Reid, 53, at the sheltered housing complex where they all lived.

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