Man called emergency services to confess he had stabbed a girl in the throat.

Pablo Hoad, 28, has been found guilty of manslaughter in the stabbing of Shannon Stanley in the head and neck at a flat in Small Heath, Birmingham last May. The court heard that Hoad and his girlfriend had spent the evening with Shannon and a friend when an argument broke out between Shannon and the defendant.

Hoad dragged Shannon into the kitchen, where he slammed her against the worktop and stabbed her in a frenzied attack before fleeing the house. Despite the efforts of friends to provide emergency first aid and medics, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

After fleeing the address, Hoad returned to his home and called police, telling the call handler: “I'm the perpetrator, not the victim. I went too far. I'll be honest, I stabbed a girl through the throat. You know it's going to me so I thought I'd call up and tell you where I am.” Dramatic body-cam footage shows him being arrested from his home in Whitmore Road, Small Heath.

Shannon’s family released a heartfelt tribute after the case, saying: “Shannon was a daughter, sister, niece and much loved by us all and all her friends. She was living in Birmingham and enjoying life. Her life has now ended in the most violent way. He has taken our beloved Shannon away when he could have just walked away instead of doing what he did. We would like to thank the police who have worked hard to bring us to this point and grateful for the people who tried to help Shannon. Our lives will never be the same without her and she is missed terribly by us all.”

Detective Inspector Jim Mahon, from West Midlands Police CID, said: “Hoad lost control and repeatedly stabbed Shannon and although he claims he never meant it to get out of hand, he never sought any help for her. Instead he ran home leaving Shannon fatally injured. I hope that Shannon’s family can feel some sense of justice following this result at court.”

Hoad will be sentenced in February next year.

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