Bernardas Petreikis, 23, knifed Mantas Augenas at their home moments after his former partner Elianna Podlesnaja broke the news about her fling with Mr Augenas.
The trio had been socialising at the home they all shared in Bounds Green, north London, shortly before the attack on the evening of August 30 last year.
When Petreikis was told by Ms Podlesnaja about the relationship, he grabbed a knife from the kitchen and found Mr Augenas in his bedroom, stabbing him in the chest and back.
The 35-year-old died from multiple stab wounds before reaching hospital. Petreikis, a Lithuanian national, of Shrewsbury Road, Bounds Green, was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on Friday and will be sentenced on Monday.
Detective Chief Inspector Jamie Piscopo, of the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command, said:"Bernardas Petreikis killed his housemate, Mantas Augenas, in a fit of rage after being informed that his former partner was in a relationship with the victim.
"Mr Augenas had been sleeping in his room and had no opportunity to defend himself against Petreikis.
"Mr Augenas was a husband and a father. The vicious attack inflicted upon him by Petreikis has devastated his family and has deprived his child of her loving father."
Source: London Evening Standard
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