A MURDERER from Coventry has been jailed for a fatal stabbing in the city.
James Ritchie stabbed and killed Anthony Wilson in Earlsdon in March 2025.
On the day of the attack, officers found Mr Wilson, who was 50 years old, had died from a ‘horrific’ neck injury.
Ritchie, 52, had attacked Mr Wilson and another man without provocation.
The second man survived despite sustaining serious injuries.
While officers were at the scene of the stabbing, Ritchie handed himself in at Coventry Central Police Station, telling staff: “I think you’re looking for me… yes, it was me, I did it.”
Despite these admissions, the full motive for the attack remains unknown.
Ritchie, of no fixed address, was charged within days of the attack and, following a retrial, he was convicted of murder and attempted murder.
At Warwick Crown Court, he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 28 years and four months.
