William Balfour found guilty of murdering Jennifer Hudson’s kin

The former brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson has been convicted of murdering three members of her family in 2008.

William Balfour, 31, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was found guilty of shooting Hudson’s mother Darnell Donerson, 57, her brother Jason Hudson, 29, and her seven-year-old nephew Julian King, the Telegraph reported.

Jurors deliberated for three days, following a trial in which the singer was the first witness, before convicting him guilty on all counts.

She attended every day of the three-week trial and broke down in tears as the verdicts were read.

The court in Chicago heard that Balfour, who was estranged from Hudson’s sister Julia, killed the three victims at the Hudson family home on October 24, 2008.

There was no DNA or fingerprint evidence which could directly link Balfour to the crime, but prosecutors presented evidence that he had threatened to kill the family dozens of times if Julia refused to get back together with him.

Balfour also had a gun, and was seen near the house on the morning of the murders.

He apparently flew into a jealous rage after seeing a gift of balloons outside the house, which he believed were from his wife’s new boyfriend.

He entered the house and shot Hudson’s mother dead in the living room, then shot her brother in the head as he lay in bed.

Balfour then abducted King, the nephew Jennifer called “Tugga Bear,” and later shot him in a car, which he later abandoned.

The 31-year-old who won an Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls, had known Balfour since her schooldays but had not wanted her sister to marry him.

She was in Florida at the time of the killings.