jealous boyfriend has been sentenced to life after fatally stabbing a man he thought was his girlfriend.
Oliver Muldowney, 36, from Richmondstabbed Tim Hipperson39, in a jealous rage, but was brought to trial after his victim named him to a police officer with his dying breath, the Old Bailey learned.
After sustaining a fatal injury to his chest, Mr Hipperson stumbled onto Kings Road, where he collapsed in front of his parents and children.
The attack took place shortly before 4pm on May 17, 2020 and Mr Hipperson died three days later.
Muldowney was sentenced to 29 years in prison at the Old Bailey on Friday for the “senseless” and “tragic” murder.
Emlyn-Jones, the accuser, had told the court that Mr Hipperson had been assaulted after his killer became jealous after the pair saw each other in broad daylight in a crowded part of Richmond.
He said, “Tim got up and said, ‘Okay Ollie?’. Muldowney’s response was to say to Tim, “Do you think you can fuck Bobbie?”, a reference to Muldowney’s long-time girlfriend.
“As Chris Rosser watched, Muldowney made three or four punches to Tim Hipperson’s upper chest. It wasn’t until Muldowney left that Chris Rosser realized they weren’t punches because Muldowney was holding a large knife with a serrated blade and had used that blade to stab him.”
Murder Victim Tim Hipperson
/ met the policeThe court learned that the victim had a drug addiction and knew his killer.
Judge Shani Barnes said of Muldowney’s conviction: “It’s pretty clear that this was a sad and tragic case. Tim Hipperson, as we have now learned, was a beloved son, brother, friend and no doubt partner all his life. He was a man with a Class A drug addiction that he had repeatedly tried to get rid of.
“There can be no doubt that there are many who mourn and will mourn the tragic, senseless loss of his life.”
“We saw you in full flight and what it showed me was that you are a man who is unpredictable, who can be erratic and you can flare in an instant from being calm at 100 miles per hour to flying up to furious attacks.
“The timing and location of this was appalling. You couldn’t have picked a worse location or timing. This was a public space with a lot of people in the middle of the day and children around.”