Overview
- Gavin Shaw was jailed for life at Liverpool Crown Court, which on Thursday set a minimum term of 14 years and 196 days before parole can be considered.
- Prosecutors said he entered Michelle Kennedy’s home on October 13, 2025, stabbed her with a kitchen knife during a three‑minute visit captured on CCTV, and she died in hospital five days later.
- Witnesses and body‑worn video described him as calm afterward, smoking in his son’s garden and asking police how many years he would get.
- Judge Brian Cummings KC ruled the killing was driven by jealousy and resentment, and he rejected any claim of genuine remorse.
- Relatives described a volatile relationship marked by his heavy drinking, and neighbors and medics battled to save Kennedy as her family now grieves.