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Gran stabbed her boyfriend with 12in carving knife as he tried to watch TV in bed

A GRAN stabbed her boyfriend with a 12in carving knife as he tried to watch TV in bed.

Sharon Cope, 51, snapped when Andrew Wilde spoke to her sharply after she became “argumentative”.

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Sharon Cope pictured outside Manchester Crown Court[/caption]

She grabbed the blade from the kitchen and knifed him three times, leaving deep cuts to a knee and shoulder.

Mr Wilde, 42, was left with a limp.

Cope, of Wythenshawe, Gtr Manchester, ad­mitted unlawful wounding.

Judge Mr Recorder Robert Lazarus said the relationship was “characterised by alcohol abuse’’.

Cope wept as she was spared jail at Manchester crown court and given a community order with 20 days’ rehabilitation and 80 hours of unpaid work.


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