Before the fatal stabbing, Rook had told George that they should separate and he should move out of their home, which she owned.
But she had planned to give her partner £50,000 to find a new home, and harboured hopes that they would continue to holiday together in the future, the court was told.
George, who had been drinking red wine on the night of the murder, had learned that he was not legally entitled to any share of the property, and he started an argument with Rook.
“In the course of that argument he punched her, he then tried to strangle her, and then he went to the kitchen to get a knife, he came back with the knife and he stabbed her to death,” said Jones.
“He lost his temper, and in his rage he murdered Annabel.”
