London, July 5 (IANS) A British man murdered his estranged wife after she changed her marital status on social networking site Facebook to “single”, a media report said Sunday.
Edward Richardson, 41, stabbed Sarah Richardson, 26, to death at her parents’ home in Staffordshire May 12, 2008, BBC News reported.

Richardson, who tried to commit suicide after the attack, has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years in prison.

“Richardson became enraged when Sarah changed her marital status on Facebook to single and decided to go and see her as she was not responding to his messages,” said Fiona Cortese of the Crown Prosecution Service.

“He gained entry by breaking the front door window and made his way into the property. Once inside he found Sarah in her bedroom and subjected her to a frenzied and brutal attack with a knife and then attempted to take his own life,” she added.