A wealthy American student stabbed his girlfriend to death in her London apartment — and then called his dad to get a lawyer as she lay dying, prosectors in the UK said.

Joshua Michals, 26, from Chicago, killed Zhe Wang, 31, after she accused him of giving her a sexually transmitted infection during the one time they had sex.

Michals clutched his chest before placing his head in his hands as he was convicted of murdering Wang on March 20, 2024, at the Old Bailey in London on Monday.

Michals, whose father, David, is vice president of sales strategy for a Chicago-based company, claimed Wang had come at him with a knife and said he killed her accidentally while trying to protect himself.

His parents, who privately funded his defense, were in the court watching as their son was found guilt

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