UPDATE: Man jailed for at least 20 years for murder of ex-girlfriend in King's Lynn

A man who admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend in Reffley last autumn has been told he will serve a minimum of 20 years in prison for the crime.

Cristina Magda-Calancea, who was 26, was stabbed more than 20 times during the attack at a house in Fenland Road on September 21 last year.

Her former partner, Gediminas Jasinskas, 30, of Tennyson Avenue, Lynn, pleaded guilty to her murder last month and was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court today.

Judge Stephen Holt told him Cristina had been "defenceless" as he carried out a "brutal, sustained attack" on her.

He added: "The devastation you have caused to Cristina's family is something they will have to live with for the rest of their lives."

Earlier, Peter Gair, prosecuting, read a victim impact statement from Cristina's family, which said she had complained that Jasinskas was “eating up my life” and “does not leave me alone” during a holiday to Bali last summer.

They said she was a “hard worker who often worked overtime, well-travelled and a very family-orientated individual” who brought the family together, while describing Jasinskas as a “jealous man who did not like her interacting with other men.”

Both Cristina and Jasinskas were working at the Bespak factory in North Lynn on the day of the murder.

Mr Gair said Jasinskas had been in an “emotional state” at work, having only worked for three hours of a scheduled 12 hour shift.

Having been seen on CCTV leaving the factory early at around 8pm, Jasinskas waited in Cristina’s garage on Fenland Road until she returned by bike just after 10pm.

He had taken a taxi from his home and had taken a kitchen knife and a batch of photographs for Cristina from his home.

As Jasinskas attacked her, a neighbour heard Cristina scream "No."

One of Cristina's housemates saw her under her bike and tried to push it at Jasinskas who looked at her then walked away.

Cristina was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she died the following morning.

The court also heard that, having walked to the hospital himself, Jasinskas told paramedics there: “I think I am the man you are looking for.”

Jasinskas was treated at the hospital for cuts to his finger and while waiting for police, he admitted to stabbing Cristina in “a moment of passion” as he believed she was having romantic relations with another man.

William Carter, mitigating, said the attack was out of character for his client, who had no previous convictions.

He added that Jasinskas had expressed “deep remorse and regret” for his actions and had come to terms with the enormity of his crime.

Following the hearing, Detective Inspector Lewis Craske, of the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigations Unit, said: "Cristina was the victim of a senseless, brutal act of violence at the hands of Gediminas Jasinskas.

"My immediate thoughts are for Cristina’s loved ones. Whilst today they have seen justice, nothing can make up for the pain and anguish Jasinskas has caused them and I can only hope that today’s sentencing assists with their grieving process.”