- Michael Bretton, 41, has been found guilty of the murder of Craig Hurcombe, 39, in Gurney Slade, Somerset, on 1 January, following a two-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.
- Bretton used a samurai sword to kill Mr Hurcombe at his workplace before burying his body in a shallow grave, with the weapon later recovered from the River Stour.
- The prosecution stated that Bretton was "clearly jealous" after Mr Hurcombe rekindled his relationship with Kate Saunders, with whom Bretton had a casual relationship after meeting online.
- Evidence presented in court revealed Bretton had fitted trackers to the cars of both Ms Saunders and Mr Hurcombe, indicating pre-meditation and obsession.
- Bretton, from Shaftesbury, Dorset, denied murder, claiming Mr Hurcombe's death was an accident, but a jury unanimously convicted him, and he is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday afternoon.
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