A man who stabbed a Corio dad to death has been jailed for up to 22 years.
Ashley Feetham was sentenced on Thursday over the murder in a Thomson home in April 2021, where 26-year-old Dylan Bond was killed and his brother Heath seriously injured.
Feetham faced a 12-day jury trial in October, where he was found guilty of murder and intentionally causing serious injury.
The incident stemmed following a heated romantic dispute, after Heath’s fiancee had an affair with Feetham and they began a relationship after she broke up with him.
A fortnight after the break-up, Heath confronted his ex, Abbey Sexton, on a night out in Geelong, where they had a lengthy discussion about their relationship.
Feetham interrupted their chat and the two men fought in the street.
In the days following, Heath and Dylan Bond exchanged several messages and arranged to go to Ms Sexton’s house to “sort it”.
On April 26, the brothers drove to the house, in the Geelong suburb of Thomson.
Feetham, who was on the porch, ran inside and locked the door.
Heath walked through the sliding door at the side of the house and opened it, but was stabbed in the chest by Feetham within seconds.
He called out “knife” and Dylan rushed into the house and tried to restrain Feetham but he was stabbed several times in the chest.
Justice Stephen Kaye on Thursday said the brothers intended to physically confront Feetham when they went to the house and he had grabbed a knife and stabbed them to defend himself.
But, he said Feetham’s actions “significantly exceeded” what was necessary to protect himself from the brothers.
Justice Kaye jailed Feetham for up to 22 years, and he must spend at least 16 years behind bars before he can apply for parole.
(C) AAP 2023
