Woman stabbed her husband twice after Queen's funeral because she was 'upset' about her death
01.03.2023 - 21:21
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mother says she stabbed her husband twice with kitchen knives on the evening of the Queen's funeral because she was 'upset' by the royal's death.
Geraldine Parkin, 53, was handed a 12-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm on her husband, Alfred Parkin, in September last year. The court heard the pair had spent the day of the Queen's funeral on September 19, 2022, drinking, before an argument broke out and Ms Parkin began to 'hit' her husband.
Appearing at Manchester Crown Court on (February 27), the court heard how Parkin, a former teaching assistant who has no previous convictions, was 'not making sense' during the argument. She then went to the kitchen, 'grabbed' two knives, and stabbed her husband once in the shoulder and once in the bicep before her son pulled her away,
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The court heard Ms Parkin had 'issues' with alcohol and her mental health. Prosecuting, Aubrey Sampson said she had been 'intoxicated' during the incident, and had begun to 'lash out' at Mr Parkin after he grabbed her wrist when she returned from the kitchen with the knives. He said Mr Parkin didn't know why Ms Parkin had stabbed him.
Ms Parkin was later found by police in a field near her address on Northland Road, Manchester, with blood on her jacket and fingertips. She was arrested, and later charged with grevious bodily harm.
Defending, Sara Haque said the attack was 'impulsive' and 'spontaneous' but told the court that Ms Parkin claimed she had suffered a history of 'sigificant' domestic abuse by her husband. She also said Ms Parkin struggled with a number of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress