An Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of murdering Britain’s Got Talent finalist Simonne Kerr.

Desmond Sylva, 41, stabbed his on-off girlfriend more than 70 times in a violent rage at his flat in Clapham, south London, in August last year.

The couple, who originally met through dating app Tinder, had arranged to meet at the former soldier’s flat after Ms Kerr finished her nursing shift at Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital.

Prosecutors say the 31-year-old refused Sylva’s advances to rekindle a sexual relationship, which then sparked the “appalling violence”.

“When he did not get what he wanted, he could not control his anger and he exploded,” prosecutor Oliver Glasgow said.

The former soldier, who served in Iraq and Kosovo, did not react as he heard the guilty verdict at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.

He had earlier admitted to manslaughter, but maintained that he was not guilty of murder, citing his depression as a reason.

Speaking to his brother Damian just days before the incident, Sylva had expressed concerns the believed he would either end up killing himself or someone else.

He had earlier been treated in hospital after taking an overdose.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 28.

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