Manchester man found guilty of killing sister's ex-partner

Dylan Towers died 12 days after the stabbing

A man who killed his sister's former boyfriend in a stabbing has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Liam Fosbrook, 29, used two kitchen knives to attack Dylan Towers, 35, who arrived uninvited at his ex-partner's house in Stockport in December 2021.

Fosbrook left 35-year-old Mr Towers seriously injured outside and he died in hospital 12 days later.

A jury at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court rejected Fosbrook's claims that he was acting in self-defence.

He is due to be sentenced on 3 April.

Fosbrook was at his sister's home in Brinnington when her ex-partner turned up uninvited in the garden, the court heard.

He went to confront Mr Towers, armed with two knives, and stabbed him many times to the neck and chest.

Fosbrook later said in a police interview he feared for both his and his sister's safety due to Mr Tower's persistence in returning repeatedly to the address, despite police warnings.

But Senior Crown Prosecutor Sazeeda Ismail said Fosbrook "made no attempt to help him afterwards".

'Misguided act'

Mr Towers died from his injuries on 30 December.

Fosbrook, of Sheen Gardens in Wythenshawe, Manchester, threw one of the knives under a Christmas tree and hid the other in a neighbour's garden, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

The CPS said Fosbrook "may have meant to scare him or cause him some harm, but he subsequently caused him serious harm which resulted in his death".

Ms Ismail added: "He could have contacted the police instead of confronting him. He could have simply spoken to him.

"But in a misguided act to defend his sister, he made the choice to arm himself with not one but two knives and during the confrontation stab him."