Ex-Wife and Lover Jailed for Brutal Stabbing Murder
A chilling murder plot ended with Giedrius Juskauskas, 42, brutally stabbed to death in a Newham alleyway in June 2019. Now, his ex-wife and her lover have landed long prison sentences.
Cold-Blooded Attack in Newham Alley
On 17 June 2019, emergency crews rushed to Whalebone Lane after a witness found Giedrius bleeding from his neck, barely clinging to life. Despite rapid response from London Ambulance Service" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked">London Ambulance Service, Met Police, and London’s Air Ambulance, he died at the scene just after midnight.
The post-mortem revealed a horrifying 35 stab wounds covering his body, chest, and neck, inflicted with brutal force by attacker Mantas Kvedaras, 25.
The Sinister Plot Uncovered
- Giedrius, a Lithuanian living in London, was still involved with his ex-wife Asta Juskauskiene, 35, despite their 2018 divorce.
- Kvedaras, Asta’s younger lover, had arrived in the UK only five days earlier after meeting her on social media—while serving time in Lithuania for sexually assaulting a teenager.
- Police quickly worked out the murder was a planned hit, orchestrated by Asta, who kept in touch with both men shortly before the attack.
- After the killing, Asta scrubbed evidence from her phone and tried to erase Kvedaras’s personal documents from her home.
Justice Served at Old Bailey
The deadly duo were arrested two days after the stabbing. Kvedaras admitted guilt at the Old Bailey in October 2023. Asta was convicted of murder and perverting justice in January 2024.
Asta received a 24-year sentence, with an additional two years for court interference, to run concurrently. Kvedaras was handed 22 years behind bars.
Family Left Devastated
“I cannot find the words… to explain the heart-breaking and devastating concoction of feelings that hit me when I realised I’d never see my son again,” said Giedrius’s mother.
His sister added: “The loss has created a colossal, irreparable hole in all our lives.”
Detective Chief Inspector Laurence Smith called the attack “calculated” and “merciless,” expressing sympathy for Giedrius’s terrified final moments.
“While nothing can ease the family’s pain, justice has been served,” he said, “and these two are paying for their wicked crimes.”
