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A jealous ex was stabbed to death by the man he suspected to be his former partner’s new boyfriend – who killed him and then went straight to bed, a court heard today.

Keen amateur cricketer Thomas Barton was ‘repeatedly’ knifed by Cameron Baker and Rio Scott in a ‘vicious and brutal’ joint attack in the early hours, jurors were told.

The 30-year-old restaurant worker had finished a shift in Ryde on the Isle of Wight the evening before, when he bumped into the a group of people, which included Baker walking ‘hand in hand’ with his ex, Sammi Creed.

‘Ruminating’ about what he had seen, Barton made a ‘succession of calls’ to his ex where he was ‘angry and moody’ about their ‘perceived situation’.

He was ‘unwittingly’ driven to the place of his death by his elderly father, Peter, 84, to confront Baker – but jurors heard the deafendants were ‘ready’ for him and armed with weapons.

Keen amateur cricketer Thomas Barton was ‘repeatedly’ knifed by Cameron Baker and Rio Scott in a ‘vicious and brutal’ joint attack in the early hours

Baker and Scott, who are 28 years old, both deny his murder at Winchester Crown Court, Hampshire

Peter Barton said his son was ‘looking for a fist fight’ but they ‘just had the tools’ with ‘two great big weapons, not little kitchen knives’.

Despite the best efforts of emergency services and members of the public, ‘caring and generous’ father of one Mr Barton died from multiple injuries at the scene – as Baker allegedly went to bed.

Baker and Scott, who are 28 years old, both deny his murder at Winchester Crown Court, Hampshire.

Prosecutor Christopher Quinlan said Mr Barton was ‘intent on confrontation’ but died in an assault ‘which was as swift as it was brutal.’

He added: ‘The two defendants attacked Mr Barton.

‘During the vicious attack he was stabbed repeatedly, he staggered away and then collapsed.’

Mr Quinlan KC said despite the efforts of members of the public and emergency services, Mr Barton ‘died where he fell’ at the address in Park Road, Ryde.

‘Cameron Baker returned to [his home] and went to bed,’ he added.

‘Rio Scott went to an adjoining property.’

Mr Quinlan KC said the two men were soon arrested and interviewed by police about the night in question.

‘Cameron Baker said he had been acting in self defence,’ he continued.

‘Rio Scott said he wasn’t involved at all.’

Describing the attack, he added: ‘A fatal night time public stabbing that resulted in the death of a man, Thomas – known to many as Tommy.

‘Perpetrated by these two defendants in a joint armed attack.’

The court was shown CCTV footage of Baker walking ‘hand in hand’ with Mr Barton’s ex-girlfriend, Sammi Creed, through the centre of Ryde, the evening before the killing.

‘To put it neutrally,’ Mr Quinlan KC added, ‘the closeness of Cameron Baker and Sammi and Tommy Barton’s discovery and reaction to it was the catalyst of what happened in the early hours of the following morning.’

He told jurors that on observing his ex-girlfriend with Baker, Mr Barton asked her if she was ‘going to do me like that?’ meaning she had wronged him.

‘She said her reaction was to let go of Cameron’s hand’, the prosecutor said.

The court heard the group went back to a friend’s house, where Mr Barton ‘elbowed’ Baker, before they left.

Afterwards, Mr Barton made a series of ‘angry’ calls to Ms Creed.

‘It seems clear that Mr Barton was ruminating, thinking about what had happened earlier,’ Mr Quinlan KC said.

‘What he had seen and/or been told about Sammi and Cameron.’

Mr Quinlan KC said: ‘It’s clear he was not happy about what he perceived was the situation between Miss Creed and Baker.

‘He asked where she was and she said she was at Rio’s.’

Mr Barton arrived at the address and was met by Baker and tủ bếp cổ điển [www.facebook.com] Scott.

The court heard Peter Barton realised straight away his son was not going to survive.

‘He urged his son to stay alive,’ the prosecutor added.

Sadly, Mr Barton died from multiple stab wounds he had suffered.

The court heard Baker ‘had been asleep’ and was awoken by police, who he told to ‘chill out’.

Mr Barton played cricket for clubs in Ryde, Ventnor and Lymington in Hampshire.

The trial, which is expected to last two weeks, continues.