A burglar who murdered a retired carer in his own home just two days after being released from prison was today jailed for life.
Owen Blades, 27, stabbed John Connolly, 69, with a knife he bought just a day after leaving jail.
He will now serve a mininum term of 35 years behind bars after a judge described him as 'no stranger to the courts.'
Blades, who had binged on cocaine and alcohol had earlier told a store security guard 'my name is Blades, and its Blades for a reason, because I stab people.'
Mr Connolly's body was not found until five days after his death, by which time Blades was already in custody for another stabbing.
