A 69-YEAR-OLD Perth man has been sentenced to life in prison for repeatedly stabbing his house mate during a drunken argument.
John Henry Waterfall was found guilty of murdering Fifita Mailau, 56, at their Mount Lawley house, which they shared with two other people, in March 2013.
The West Australia Supreme Court heard on Friday that Mr Mailau was an abusive and violent person.
In sentencing, Justice Ralph Simmons said Mr Mailau had called Waterfall names that he found "deeply insulting" as they argued.
"You felt you had no alternative but to deal strongly with the deceased, if you and the others were not to be vulnerable to bad behaviour from the deceased in the future," he said.
The court heard Waterfall grabbed a knife from his bedroom and returned to the kitchen where he repeatedly stabbed Mr Mailau in the neck and abdomen.
"You were very angry. Some of the stab wounds were very deep," Justice Simmonds said.
"A number of them on their own were capable of killing him and one went into his heart."
The knife remained in Mr Mailau's chest after the final stabbing, the court heard.
Waterfall must serve at least 16 years behind bars before he will be eligible for parole.
Outside court, Detective Sergeant Paul Thornton said the men had been drinking very heavily.
"Alcohol in this situation was probably the main factor contributing to the tragic circumstance," he said.
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