A mother-of-three attacked her uncle in revenge for an allegation of historic abuse against her children. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, went to her uncle’s house saying she was ‘visiting for a chat’.
She then confronted him about the allegations, which he denied, Manchester Crown Court heard. She then produced a kitchen knife, which she had been hiding behind her back, and lunged at the man.
The blade made ‘slight contact’ with his body, before he placed her in a headlock to remove her from the house. As she left, she told him she would ‘kill him’. READ MORE:Woman rushed to hospital after being hit by car as police close off road The police had investigated the allegations but took no further action, the court heard.
Pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, the woman was handed a suspended prison sentence. Prosecuting, Hannah Forsyth said the woman went round to her uncle’s house on August 22 this year.
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