By Richard Spillett Richard Otunga is accused of murdering his wife Shamin Gabriel by stabbing her 32 times A jealous Royal Mail worker stabbed his wife 32 times and then called her father round to show him the corpse, the Old Bailey has heard. Richard Otunga, 37, is accused of repeatedly knifing Shamin Gabriel, 33, after confronting her about text messages she was receiving from other men. The court heard Miss Gabriel's father Gabby went to the couple's flat in Northolt, west London, last December and found his daughter lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor,. Otunga, who had a history of domestic violence, claimed he 'lost consciousness' during an argument with his wife.
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Richard Otunga is accused of murdering wife Shamin Gabriel last December
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Court hears he then called her father, Gabby, to their home in west London
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Mr Gabriel found his daughter in a pool of blood in the kitchen, court hears
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Otunga claims he 'lost consciousness' during a row over texts she received
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The 37-year-old postal worker admits manslaughter but denies murder
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Prosecutors say his actions were 'brutal, unnecessary and beyond excuse'
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The trial, being held the London's Old Bailey, continues
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