He killed his ex's new boyfriend and 38 year-old Alvaro Gregorio was convicted of manslaughter for it.
He is spending a second night in prison as he awaits his sentence from Justice Troadio Gonzalez.
In October 2008 he stabbed 37 year-old Salvadoran National Roberto Jimenez Juarez Marroquin to death. It happened in the San Mateo area of San Pedro.
On October 8, 2008, Gregorio allegedly went to his wife's home and was talking to her when Marroquin arrived 15 minutes later.
The men argued, and Gregorio stabbed Marroquin in the chest with a kitchen knife, causing him to bleed to death.
Gregorio, in his defence, gave a dock statement in which he didn't deny that Marroquin died of a stab wound from a fight between them.
However, he said that he didn't inflict the wound himself; it happened when Marroquin attacked him with the knife, and he defended himself.
He said that Marroquin stabbed at him, and he grabbed the hand with the knife, after which, a struggle ensued. According to Gregorio, they fell on the ground with Marroquin on top. When he saw blood on his shirt, he ran out of the house fearing for his life.
The jury deliberated for almost 5 hours, and when they returned, they acquitted Gregorio of murder, but found him guilty of the alternative manslaughter charge.
Justice Gonzalez will allow Gregorio to make a mitigation plea on November 9, after which, his sentence will be handed down.
The prosecution was represented by Crown Counsel Thalia Meagan Francis, and attorney Simeon Sampson defended the accused.
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