Moment killer who stabbed love rival to death in Valentine’s bloodbath is arrested after hatching murder plot
THIS is the moment a killer was arrested after stabbing a love rival to death in a gruesome Valentine’s bloodbath.
Mark Meadows, 25, slaughtered Keith Green in the back garden of his home in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
The killer had grown jealous after discovering his older lover Louise Grieve, 38, was still in a relationship with Keith.
Meadows then hatched a grim murder plot that saw him spend £60 on two knives – one for Grieve – six months before the stabbing.
He was jailed for at least 23 years today for murder, while half-brother Travis Gorton, 20, was handed a minimum term of 17 years for the same offence.
Grieve was caged for eight years for manslaughter, while a 15-year-old girl convicted of the charge will be sentenced at a later date.
Oxford Crown Court heard how on February 13, Meadows had gone drinking with Grieve and Gorton at the Pepper Pot pub.
The trio then returned to the home Keith shared with Grieve while Meadows and Gorton lay in wait for the dad.
After he took a shower, they pounced on Keith in the back garden and knifed him at least eight times.
Meadows was heard saying the victim had been “dealt with” before leaving the house in a van after the brutal killing.
Dramatic footage shows the half-siblings being arrested by armed police just over an hour later.
Officers can be heard yelling at long-haired Meadows to walk towards them as he emerges from a home with his hands up.
With a gun pointed at him, the killer replies “yes sir” when told he is under arrest for murder.
Police later discovered one of the killers’ phones at the scene, which revealed the twisted plan to “get rid” of Keith.
One knife was also discovered dumped in a nearby drain, while the other had been hidden inside a speaker.
Jurors heard tensions between Keith and Meadows erupted when the former caught Grieve and the killer together.
He attacked Meadows and moved out but soon returned to the home they shared just before Christmas 2021.
Despite rekindling the relationship, Grieve continued her tryst with Meadows and called him “Jesus” due to his long hair and beard.
Meanwhile, lovestruck Meadows had been messaging Gorton saying: “Can’t walk away. I love her too much and even if I did it still wouldn’t be the end of it.”
Speaking after the sentencing today, Keith’s daughter Shelby Delaney said: “At the end of it they’ve still got their lives.
“They can still talk to family, they can still breathe, live, plan their future, they’re still here, my dad’s not and I can’t explain how that is, what that feels like.”
Keith’s mum Jane Mason also spoke out about the “devastating impact” her son’s “violent, unnecessary death” has had on loved ones.
She said: “The last ten months have been the hardest to deal with, it’s felt like a dream I can never wake up from.
“Keith was a happy-go-lucky sort of chap; he would help anyone and was there for everyone. He was such a genuine person and loved his children dearly.
“Keith leaves behind two young children who will have to grow up not knowing their dad as well as his adult children and step-children who are having to come to terms with his death and face their future without him.
“Keith’s dad and I have struggled tremendously with the loss of our son and I know that this is felt by our wider family and friends.
“Not a day goes by when Keith is not remembered and thought about.