Woman jailed for stabbing partner as he slept
A woman has been jailed for three years three months for stabbing her partner with a kitchen knife as he slept.
The man was rushed to hospital on December 10 for urgent surgery on the knife wound to the abdomen.
He said in a victim impact statement in June that he was “moving better but still sore” but could ride his bicycle again. He was still having nightmares and was anxious about being around women.
Forty-nine-year-old Nicola Anne Winter was appearing for sentence before Judge Bernadette Farnan in the Christchurch District Court after admitting the charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Defence counsel Tony Garrett said Winter had mental health issues including post traumatic stress disorder, lack of cognitive functioning, and a low frustration tolerance. She had a very serious alcohol problem and had been highly intoxicated when the attack occurred.
The Crown said that after the man had gone to sleep, Winter had looked at messages on his phone, which she thought had been sent to young girls, and she had then attacked him. The police inquiry found that the messages had gone to women the man was entitled to contact.
Judge Farnan said the pair had spent the day together drinking, before the attack had occurred.
She allowed a reduction of the jail term for Winter’s guilty plea and her mental health issues. She noted that Winter had taken some steps for rehabilitation since her arrest.
“I hope this sentence brings you to the point at your release from prison where you develop some understanding of the effect of your offending on the victim,” said the judge.
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