Denis Beytula: Police bodycam footage shows bloodstained 'control freak' admit killing baby son in jealous rage

Luke O'Reilly19 December 2019
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Chilling footage shows the moment officers arrested a bloodstained father who stabbed his three-week-old son to death.

Denis Beytula stabbed his son Andrei twice in his Moses basket in October because he was jealous of the attention the baby received from its mother.

He then knifed his partner Andreea Stefan six times in their flat in Portland Close, Wallsend, North Tyneside.

Beytula, 27, rang 999 after the attack telling the operator: "I killed my wife and baby".

In police bodycam footage, also released by police, officers can be seen confronting a bloodstained Beytula.

Bodycam footage shows the moment officers arrested Denis Beytula
Northumbria Police

When the arresting officer asks why he has blood on him, the fast food worker replies in a matter-of-fact tone: “I killed them.”

Ms Stefan, the 21-year-old manager of a Domino’s pizza outlet, survived and said she had been under her partner’s control when she and her baby should have been safe.

She was in court to hear her victim statement read out, which said: “Love does not look like the relationship I had with Denis. Love does not punch the walls and furniture and love does not try to control their partner. Love does not threaten to kill and love does not kill babies.”

Beytula must serve a minimum of 23 years before parole will be considered.

Beytula was given life in jail
PA

The Bulgarian, who came to the UK around seven years ago, was sexually demanding, intensely jealous of her friendships and tried to control all aspects of her life, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

He tried to get a job at her pizza shop and stopped her from attending a Domino’s awards ceremony in London, and her friends described him as a “control freak”.

Nick Dry, prosecuting, said Beytula became worse during Ms Stefan’s pregnancy and once ominously warned her about his unborn son: “If I cannot be a good father to him, he will not live. I gave him life and I will take life.”

Beytula did not form a bond with Andrei, became incensed when the newborn woke him up, and was jealous of the attention Ms Stefan gave him.

The night before the murder, he threatened to kill his Romanian partner after his sexual advances were not welcome.

He used the same knife the next day to stab Andrei after sending Ms Stefan out of the bedroom.

The baby died days later in hospital despite the efforts of the first police officer on the scene and medical teams at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The court heard Ms Stefan was lucky to survive six stab wounds and was making a strong physical recovery and was undergoing psychological treatment.​

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