Cannock Christmas Day murderer Kirsty Carless jailed for 25 years minimum for stabbing ex in the heart
Cannock Christmas Day murderer Kirsty Carless has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years.
Carless, 33, brutally stabbed father-of-six Louis Price to death at his family home in Norton Canes in a jealous rage after being made aware of a dating profile he had set up on the app Tinder.
The jury took just over a day to convict Carless of murdering Mr Price and possessing a knife on December 25, 2024 and assault occasioning actual bodily harm relating to an earlier attack on Mr Price, in November last year. They found her not guilty of intentional strangulation.
Mr Price's mother and sister made emotional statements to the court about the impact of his death.
His mother Eleanor said: "Our hearts have been ripped apart, especially knowing he was killed by the woman he loved.
"It is because of Kirsty his children do not have a father, won't walk them down the aisle, or teach them to fish. He was a lovely and funny man, who would do anything for anyone.
"He was the beating heart of our family."
