AN ISLE of Wight man, found guilty of murdering Ventnor cricketer Tommy Barton, has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term. 

Cameron Wayne Baker, formally of Leed Street, Sandown had denied murdering Mr Barton, 30.

On Thursday, December 7, after a four-week-long trial at Winchester Crown Court, members of the jury reached their verdict.

Cameron Baker was found guilty.

Previously, court heard, armed with a large kitchen knife, Baker had attacked Mr Barton in Ryde.

It happened during the early hours of May 28, after a personal dispute.

Baker, 28, who denied murder and claimed self-defence, hurled boiling water over his victim, before twice plunging a blade into Tommy Barton's chest.

Tommy Barton staggered away from the scene, before dying in front of his father and members of the public.

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Baker had denied stabbing Mr Barton in the chest and scalding him, instead arguing he had stabbed the victim’s legs.

A large kitchen knife was found tucked under a wheelie bin yards away from where the incident took place.

A prosecution expert determined the knife was likely to have been used to inflict the fatal wound.

CPS prosecutors successfully argued Baker's actions had gone beyond any reasonable expectation of self-defence.

Appearing for sentencing at Winchester Crown Court today (Tuesday, December 12), Baker was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 21 years. 

A second man had also denied murder but, after the trial, was cleared of any involvement.