A MAN has been jailed for 13 years after he stabbed his neighbour to death.   
 
Samuel Moore, 55, was convicted after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter following a trial at Bradford Crown Court.     

He appeared in court again today to be sentenced.   
 
On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 31, 2023, Moore, of Pleasant View in Midgley, called the police to report an alleged verbal altercation.
 
Whilst the call operator was logging up the initial report, Moore went to stand in the doorway of his flat and an altercation broke out between him and Karl Williams, 58, with the line then cutting off.

Karl WilliamsKarl Williams (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Moore called back and told the operator he had stabbed Karl.   
 
Emergency services swiftly attended, and Karl was found critically injured.

Despite the medical care provided, he passed away at the scene.   
  
Following a six-day trial at the start of June, a jury found Moore guilty of manslaughter.

In a statement, Karl’s family said: "We as a family are grateful to the jury for providing us with justice for Karl.

"There are no winners only losers in this case we have lost our much-loved brother, uncle, great uncle, partner and a friend to many.

"Another family has also lost a son to a prison sentence.   
  
“We would like to thank all the investigation team and prosecution team who have got the case to court and helped navigate us through this torrid time.

“Also, thanks to the attending doctor, West Yorkshire Police and Ambulance Service who fought so hard on the 31st October to resuscitate Karl.   
  
“Karl's death has left a huge gap in our family, but it is now time for us, Shelia - Karl's partner, extended family, and his many friends to now grieve for Karl.”

Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Eleanor Buchanan of West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, who led the investigation, said: “Whilst today’s sentence does not bring Karl back, I hope it provides his family and friends a small comfort in knowing the person responsible for his death has been jailed.  
 
“What appeared to be a relatively low-level neighbour dispute took a violent and tragic turn, resulting in the loss of a life.   
 
“There can never be any justification for those who seek to settle their differences with extreme violence such as this.”