Woman guilty of man's murder at his home

Bailey Heywood, 23, killed 45-year-old Dale Bond at his home in Bicester

A woman has been found guilty of murder after she stabbed a man "she was in a relationship with", a court has heard.

A jury at Oxford Crown Court found Bailey Heywood, 23, of no fixed abode, guilty of killing Dale Bond, at his flat in Mullein Road, Bicester, on Wednesday 13 March.

Police were called at 12:20 BST by a member of the public but Mr Bond, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers then arrested a bloody clothed Heywood at a separate address in Bicester.

Detective chief inspector Will Crowther of the Major Crime Unit, for Thames Valley Police, said: “The precise motives for the murder remain unclear to this day and Heywood is the only person who could tell us, but she has chosen not to, instead claiming self-defence.

“We know that Heywood went to see Mr Bond, who she was in a relationship with, and when he least expected it, she subjected him to a vicious attack stabbing him. One of the blows caused an un-survivable wound to his chest.

“Heywood left Mr Bond for dead and was arrested shortly after we were alerted to the incident."

He went on to pay tribute to Mr Bond's family "who have lost a much loved son, father, brother, uncle, and friend".

Heywood was convicted, unanimously, of murder, and will be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on 16 September.